Odds-on choice Ivana Flybye N left little doubt by posting a confident gate-to-wire score in the $13,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Pace on Saturday (July 10) at Georgian Downs.
Driver J. R. Plante pushed the 1-9 shot to the point from post 5 while pylon-starter So Frisky floated into the pocket moving to a :27.1 first quarter. The 7-year-old mare by American Ideal continued on the point to a :55.4 half and tried to snag a breather into the backstretch, prompting Manhattan Night to launch first over from third. By three-quarters in 1:24, Ivana Flybye N turned away Manhattan Night around the final turn and accelerated to a 1 3/4-length win in 1:52.1 win over Saulsbrook Jessie, the longest shot on the board at 45-1. So Frisky finished third.
Smokeshow In London Preferred | Standardbred Canada
standardbredcanada.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardbredcanada.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MacDonald Back On Home Turf | Standardbred Canada
standardbredcanada.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardbredcanada.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A pair of Preferred tilts highlighted the Monday evening program at The Raceway at Western Fair District, with Casimir Swamp Girl and Bit Of Luck employing different tactics to take home top spot in their respective events.
Casimir Swamp Girl powered to the lead from Post 7 in the $8,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3, and she didn’t look back en route to a handy score for the tandem of driver Colin Kelly and trainer Kyle Bossence.
The four-year-old daughter of Up The Credit-Trust Me Ashley ripped through panels of :28.3, :58.4 and 1:28.4 before using a :30-second final frame to win by 4-1/4 lengths over Saulsbrook Jessie in 1:58.4. Third prize went to Lifelong Dream.