Woodbine Jockeys, Drivers Team for Charity Challenge

Woodbine Entertainment, in conjunction with Kraft-Heinz Canada, have announced the launch of the Heinz Challenge, six-week series during which a Thoroughbred jockey from Woodbine will be paired with a harness driver from Woodbine Mohawk Park to compete for a charitable donation of $5,000 from Woodbine. The series will be broadcast live during 'Racing Night Live' on TSN.

The four competing jockeys are Rafael Hernandez, Kazushi Kimura, Justin Stein and Emma-Jayne Wilson, while the participating drivers are Jody Jamieson, Bob McClure, Doug McNair and Louis-Philippe Roy, who replaces the injured James MacDonald. Every time one of the participating jockeys or drivers competes during a race aired on Racing Night Live, they have the opportunity to earn points towards their team's challenge score.

The teams are as follows:

Team E=MC²

Jockey: Emma-Jayne Wilson

Driver: Bob McClure

#TeamEMC2

Team Club DJ

Jockey: Justin Stein

Driver: Doug McNair

#TeamClubDJ

Team Island Boyz

Jockey: Rafael Hernandez

Driver: James MacDonald (unable to participate due to injury, replaced by Louis-Philippe Roy)

#TeamIslandBoyz

Team Double Double

Jockey: Kazushi Kimura

Driver: Jody Jamieson

#TeamDoubleDouble

The team with the best 'Points Per Race' average at the end of six weeks will win the challenge. The point system is as follows: 10 points for a win, 5 points for a second-place finish and 2 points for a third-place finish.

Each member of the winning team will select a charity and Woodbine Entertainment will make a $2,500 donation on their behalf to make up the $5,000 winning prize.