Brave World and Buttermilk Hanover found their way to victory lane in their respective Preferred assignments Monday evening at The Raceway at Western Fair District, and they both did so in come-from-behind fashion.
Brave World, who was sent off as the even-money choice in the $8,500 Horses & Geldings Preferred 3, turned a two-hole trip into a half-length score in his assignment.
Brett MacDonald tracked Chocolate Swirl through fractions of :26.4, :56.2 and 1:25.4 with Brave World before popping out and stepping home in :30.3 to defeat that foe in 1:56.3. Maximus Power came on late to finish third.
Kevin McMaster trains the six-year-old son of Royal Mattjesty-Fit N Bad for Thestable Brave World of Guelph, Ont. The victory was his fourth of the season and the 26th of his career. The $4,250 payday lifted the pacer’s lifetime earnings to $324,497.