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Despite ducking to the back of the pack from an assigned outside post position, razor-sharp GD Western Joe swept the entire field to win Miami Valley’s $22,000 Open Pace on Saturday (Jan. 16), his fourth win at the head of the class to go with one runner-up finish in his last five starts.
After leaving the gate for good early position in his last six starts, driver Chris Page implemented a different strategy in this outing. Starting a length off the gate, Page guided the six-year-old son of Real Desire to the pylons, trailing all eight of his adversaries when the quarter was reached by favoured Stars Align A in :26.2. Sensing a rapid pace, Page was content to keep his charge in arrears past the halfway juncture in :55.1.
GD Western Joe pulled a mild upset over Stars Align N in Miami Valley’s Saturday (Jan. 9) $22,500 Open Pace.
The six-year-old son of Real Desire won twice and was runner-up twice in his last four starts at Hollywood Dayton Raceway and continued his torrid pace of impressive performances in his first effort at Miami Valley.
Driver Chris Page fired his charge from post 8, forcing his prime adversary Stars Align N, who started from the nine slot, to round the first turn on the outside before letting him clear to the front nearing the :26.4 first quarter beam. A pocket ride from there to the head of the stretch poised GD Western Joe for a final attempt to get by the favourite, surging to the lead just steps from the finish of a 1:52.2 mile.