Brown Breaks Kawartha Win Record
On Tuesday night, driver Gord Brown matched his own track record set in 2008 for the most number of wins at Kawartha Downs and with three more victories this evening – the final night of racing for the 2009 season
– Brown set a new record.
Gord Brown guided Robert Brown’s three-year-old pacing filly Capital Deal to her first lifetime win in 2:01.4 in the second race. He also scored with four-year-old gelding Go Native in 1:59.1 for trainer Mark Winacott and owner Renato Poloni in the sixth race before capping off the card with a 2:00.3 score aboard Sure Jate, a six-year-old gelding trained by Randy Scott and owned by Kelly Scott.
The perennial driving champion at Kawartha for the last six years now boasts a record 218 wins on the year.
Brown ends the 2009 season sitting atop the driver’s standings with a 121-win lead and over $1 million in purse earnings. Brad Rae sits second in the standings with 97 wins and over $557,000 in earnings.
To view Saturday's results, click here.