Real Simple Captures Young Guns Final

Driver Wayne MacLean kept his strategy real simple as he headed to the front of the field and never looked back en route to winning the $28,400 Young Guns Pacing Series Final on Saturday night at Sudbury Downs aboard four-year-old Real Artist son Real Simple

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Real Simple cleared the lead after the :27.4 opening quarter and cruised past middle markers of :56.1 and 1:25.3 en route to the series win in 1:55.4. France MacLean trainees Flight Night (Paul MacLean), the favourite after winning his second leg division, and Private Practice (Gerry Belanger) finished second and third respectively.

Real Simple paid $7.80 to win as the 5-2 second choice. The bay, a first and second leg winner and third leg runner-up, is trained by Meighan MacLennan for owner Dwight Lamkey of Black River Bridge, N.B. He has won half of his 16 starts this season while earning $44,650.

For results from Saturday's harness racing card, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Sudbury Downs.

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