Monday, January 5, 2026
Woodbine-Mohawk Park Racing Schedule
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | First Post 6:35 p.m. EST
Murray Slough's Picks
Race 1: 1-9-8-10
Resolved Issues – with my longshot consideration drawing way out in post 9 I will try this 4yo horse who raced well enough to win last time and kicked home by far the best of them for Ben B who may have him figured out.
Race 2: 4-1-5-7
Catch Me Gracefully – going to try this Cullen-trainee to turn the tables on the 1 and he may do it by cutting the mile. The 1 is likely to go off 1/5 or thereabouts so I feel it is worth a shot to try a 4-1 here when both mares are fairly equal.
Race 3: 1-3-4-7
Boothill Hudy – almost nipped the likely fave here #3 last time and was wide and covered a lot more ground. We will look for owner-driver D Thiessen to provide a winning steer.
Race 4: 3-1-9-5
Gucci Gucci Goo – in a field full of low percentage win types, I will go with this gelding who has won 4 of his last 6 starts, albeit with 3 wins coming at Flammy.
Race 5: 8-3-5-6
Check Master – in another race I have no confidence in most, I will try this horse that I selected last week on the cancelled card. Last time, took an insane amount of money then promptly broke, but made up a lot of ground. Intriguing here with JMac.
Race 6: 2-6-1-4
Shanes Dream – Cullen barn holds the cards here it seems with two strong entrants and they both draw inside. I like Shanes Dream on top as his best races have come with Billy D in the bike and he is dropping.
Race 7: 1-6-3-2
Stonebridge Queen – this one moves up to the nw2 level after wining a couple races recently. Bert looked ultra-confident in the bike in hanging on to win that last one. Think she may have more to offer.
Race 8: 4-7-2-1
Abiding Art – looked super strong in victory last time and draws much better than main rival the 7 here so I will look for another down the road performance.
Race 9: 5-1-2-3
Chic Choc Rose – as I said last week, here I go picking this mare for what seems like the 75th Monday in a row!
Race 10: 5-1-3-4
Radcliffe – sticking with the red-hot Bert/Julie combo here. That Dec 5 race would look good here. Good race, plenty of win contenders here.
Most Likely: Race 8 Abiding Art
Value Play: Race 2 Catchmegracefully
Early Pick 5 – 148910-14-1347-12-38 $32 for 20 cents
Late Pick 5 – 1246-16-4-125-12345 $24 for 20 cents