MILTON — Apex, with Dexter Dunn in the race bike, put on a show in the Grade 1 Mohawk Million, Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The sixth edition of the Million boasted the deepest field the race has ever seen — and the two-year-old trot battle did nothing to disappoint.
At the wire, Apex, trained by Marcus Melander, was a 1 1/2-length winner. Endurance held second, Silverstein was third and Diabolic Hill finished fourth.
Strobe Light, leaving from post eight, blasted off the wings and assumed early control, followed by Dublin Hanover, Silverstein and 1-5 choice Endurance, while Dunn, navigating a tricky trip from post one, clung to the rail and settled his charge into fifth heading into the first turn.
A break in stride by Strobe Light opened the doors for Silverstein to then t