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International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2026

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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Woodbine Mohawk Park – 9430 Guelph Line, Milton, ON

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Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Races!

Woodbine Mohawk Park is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day with a dedicated race on Sunday, March 8th.

Witness the skill and determination of a full field of women drivers as they compete in this special event. This sixth annual International Women’s Day race continues our tradition of recognizing and celebrating the contributions of women to the sport of Standardbred racing.

Meet The Drivers

Jessica Turenne

Total Driver Starts: 621
Total Earnings: $263,397

Jessica Turenne is a driver from Repentigny, Quebec with 57 career wins and earnings of $263,397. Turenne has also recorded 33 training wins and training earnings of $134,089. Turenne notably finished second in the 2022 International Women’s Day race, and recorded a 3rd and a 4th in the 2023 Women’s Day races.

Natasha Day

Total Driver Starts: 4,872
Total Earnings: $3,223,668

Natasha Day is an accomplished driver and trainer with 479 career driving wins (driver earnings of $3.2 million) and 65 career training wins. Originally from Australia, Day is active in Ontario harness racing and a keen participant of women’s driving events, including a win in the 2022 International Women’s Day Race.

Anne Marie Turenne

Total Driver Starts: 445
Total Earnings: $235,402

Anne Marie Turenne is an Ontario-based trainer and driver with 138 career training wins (training earnings of $796,726) and 44 career driving wins. Turenne participated in the International Women’s Day race for the first time in 2025 and finished 8th.

Maggie Jones

Total Driver Starts: 182
Total Earnings: $72,199

Third generation Ontario horsewoman Maggie Jones was the winner of the 2025 International Women’s Day Race at Woodbine Mohawk Park, scoring a 2-1/2-length victory in 1:58.2 with four-year-old trotter Veracruz. That was Jone’s 9th lifetime win but first win at Mohawk Park.

Pam Forgie

Total Driver Starts: 142
Total Earnings: $65,429

Pam Forgie is an established Ontario-based trainer and occasional driver, with 250 career training wins and training earnings of $2.2 million. Forgie has 8 career driving wins and participated in the International Women’s Day race in 2024 and 2025, finishing 8th and 6th respectively.

Marielle Enberg

Total Driver Starts: 176
Total Earnings: $132,548

Marielle Enberg, of Guelph, Ontario, has recorded 27 career training wins (earnings of $385,766). Enberg is an occasional driver and longtime participant in the International Women’s Day race with 20 career driving wins (earnings of $132,548).

Anita Ouellette

Total Driver Starts: 30
Total Earnings: $21,733

Campbellville-based trainer Anita Ouellette has 126 career wins and earnings of $1.1 million. With 30 driving starts under her belt, Ouellette has recorded 2 wins, including in the second division of the 2023 International Women’s Day races with Lifeguard in an 11-1 upset in 1:56.2.

Julie Walker

Total Driver Starts: 153
Total Earnings: $97,908

Julie Walker is one of Ontario’s most accomplished female trainers, with 424 career wins and earnings of $5.2 million. An occasional driver with 13 career wins, Walker won the 2024 edition of the International Women’s Day race with Prince Of Sussex, pulling away late to win by 3 ¾ lengths in 1:55.4.

Brittany Kennedy

Total Driver Starts: 151
Total Earnings: $63,905

Trainer Brittany Kennedy of Ingersol, Ontario, has recorded 173 training wins and earnings of $1.1 million. Kennedy, who also has 11 career driving wins, participated in the 2024 edition of the International Women’s Day race and finished 7th.