Brown Sweeps Spring Sizzler Splits
Driver Gord Brown sent both Pretty Boy Cam and Offshore Drilling three-wide to capture a pair of $5,500 Spring Sizzler eliminations for $8,500 claiming pacers on Saturday night over a sloppy track at Kawartha Downs
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Five-year-old gelding Pretty Boy Cam ($18.30) got away near the back of the pack in the opening division but angle out wide to come on for the half-length victory in 2:00 flat for trainer Nick Fife and owner-breeder Robert Cuthbertson of Hastings, Ont. The son of Cammibest-Pretty In Pearls notched his second win in 13 starts this year, beating out Gamble With Care (Russell Lowery) and front-stepper Card N Whiskey (Jason Ryan).
Sophomore pacer Offshore Drilling ($2.90) sat fifth for most of the mile before rallying home off cover to score in 1:58.4 by two and three-quarter lengths for trainer-owner John MacMillan. The I Am A Fool-Precious Angel gelding was followed by Jac Spade (Doug Hie) and Sixty Degree Club (Todd Budd). The win was his first in three seasonal starts.
For results from Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Kawartha Downs.