After posting a 32-1 upset in the elimination, Blue Star Mercury returned on Saturday (Oct. 21) evening at Century Mile to win the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby from gate-to-wire.
Blue Star Mercury (Mystician), a week after beating Alberta harness racing superstar Virtual Horizon in the eliminations, did so again in capturing the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby on Saturday (Oct. 21) at Century Mile. Blue Star Mercury marched forward from the pylon post with Michael Hennessy at the lines and converted it to an
Planets aligned as Century Mile hosted the Western Canada Pacing Derby Eliminations, each worth a $14,000 purse prize, on Saturday (Oct. 14) evening with Blue Star Mercury and Over The Horizon winning their respective splits.
The longest winning streak in Western Canada ended on Saturday (Oct. 14) as longshot Blue Star Mercury (Mystician) defeated Virtual Horizon in the second Western Canada Pacing Derby elimination at Century Mile. Virtual Horizon, shooting for a 14th straight win, shot to the front as usual for driver Brandon Campbell and cut a quarter of