Harness racing for 2023 at Georgian Downs got underway on Saturday night (June 3) with an eight-race card going to gate.

The opening night feature was an $8,500 conditioned pace for fillies and mares won by odds-on favourite Mending Fences in 1:55.3. Driver Anthony Haughan shot to the front in a :28 first quarter, but yielded command to Big Cheddar before a :58 half. Staying seated through three-quarters in 1:27, Mending Fences fired from the pocket in the lane to win by a half-length in 1:55.3.

Meg Crone trains and co-owns the three-year-old daughter of Artspeak with Anthony Haughan. She paid $2.70 to win.

Racing at Georgian runs on a Saturday-Sunday-Tuesday rotation through the meet, which ends on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Saturdays and Tuesdays have first-race post time at 7:15 p.m. (EDT) while Sunday cards get underway at 6 p.m.

To view Saturday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results – Georgian Downs.