Haley Hunter loves working with animals. She's been a barrel racer for 18 years and was employed at a dairy farm for the past eight years. But a Facebook post in early January caught her eye and while it still involved animals, she has now ventured into a new area: harness racing.
Filly Speaks was heard loud and clear in the $30,000 Jumpstart Series final at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (Apr. 22) as she smoked the field by four lengths in 1:55.2 over the fast track. The finale was for horses with a Trackmaster Rating of 77 or less.
It turned out to be a masterpiece for Artistic Spirit in the $20,000 Jumpstart Series final at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (April 19) as she beat Bet Im Lucky by three quarters of a length in 1:57.1 over the fast track.