McNair First With Five Wins At Grand River

Doug McNair dominated the second half of Friday’s 12-race program at Grand River Raceway and in doing so jumped to first place in the track’s drivers standings

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McNair’s first win came early in the third race with Thats Ideal (1:56.1) for trainer Stephen Doyle before he hit a grand slam to close out the evening. The John Curran-trained Amyng For Gold (1:56.2) provided the resident of St. Thomas, Ontario with his next win in the eighth race followed Bay Point Park (2:02) for A J Moore, Fresh Herb (1:57) for Bob McIntosh and Hbfs Power Play (1:56) for John Janes in races 10 through 12.

McNair’s five-win performance gives him a one-win lead ahead of Mark MacDonald at the Elora half-miler. The 20-year-old reinsman currently sits in fifth place in Canada’s drivers standings with 210 victories on the year.

To view Friday’s results, click here.

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