Driver Todd Budd made his first pari-mutuel start on Friday night at Grand River Raceway a winning one as he sent the Rene Allard-trained Mr Principal down the road in the fourth race

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Budd, a 24-year-old resident of Dundas, ON, and the popular Mr Principal left from Post 1 and carved out fractions of :28.4, :59.3 and 1:30 en route to a 2:00.3 victory. Bold Barry (Daniel Potvin) finished three-quarters of a length behind with Julaire (Jonathan Drury) third, seven and a half lengths in arrears.

The five-year-old son of Andover Hall-Vote Getter picked up his first win in 16 starts this year for 23-year-old Allard and owner Investissement K F B of Sorel-Tracy, QC.

Allard enjoyed a training triple on the card with Fall In Place (1:57.4) and Maestro Springs (2:02) winning their respective assignments with 21-year-old Travis Henry in the bike. With 135 wins on his record so far this year, Allard leads all Canadian trainers in the win column.

To view Friday's results, click here.