Down the Stretch for June 6, 2022

In this episode we have two Stakes races from Woodbine and a six-pack of big heats from Mohawk Park. Woodbine’s Director of Thoroughbred Racing, Tim Lawson reveals the details of this year’s Ladies of the Lawn Series. Woodbine conducted its first grass races on Thursday; one of winners was ridden by Slade Jones, who registered his first pari-mutuel victory at the age of 16. Sandy Hawley talks about that, how he’s enjoying his retirement and a park in Oshawa named after him. The 125th season of racing at Fort Erie got underway and thanks to the Fort’s new announcer, Doug McPherson and Ajax Downs race caller Frank Ferrari, we get to enjoy Helen Vanek’s Fort Erie/Ajax Downs double. And did you vote in the Provincial Election last week? We tell you why a horse race is better than an election.