Down the Stretch for January 22, 2024

Woodbine introduced a tempting promotion on the Mohawk Pick 5 and Garnet Barnsdale explains why this is a good thing. When Sylvia Hanover’s groom, Natasha Steacy rises at the O’Briens to accept the trophy for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Pacing Filly, she will do so in her custom-made Sylvia Hanover sneakers...Horseowner Chris Nolan is from the U.S. but he tells us why he really likes Woodbine, Sam-Son Farm and his trainer, Steven Chircop. We were on the phone to Milena Kwiecien just after she learned her speedball, Snow Moose had been named Canadian Quarter Horse of the Year. And welcome back to the booth Ken Middleton, who tells us what it was like calling the races again more than 6 months after a dreadful training spill.