Muktuk Annie stepped up in class and scored first off the claim for new trainer Cameron McQueen as she cruised to victory in the featured $8,300 optional-claiming dash for fillies and mares at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday, March 4.

Brady Galliers blasted the mare off the car, getting her to the lead on the first turn, and the rest was academic. She reeled off early fractions of :29 and :59 with a lead of two lengths, and she added to her cushion on the way to three-quarters in 1:29. Even-money favourite Woodmere Ohdoya (Robert Doyle) gave chase in vain as Muktuk Annie strode home a four-length winner in 1:58.4. Woodmere Ohdoya was second, followed by Vivs Freight Train (Tyler Borth).

Muktuk Annie won for the fifth time this year in nine starts. She was claimed by McQueen of London, Ont. out of her Feb. 21 victory at Flamboro Downs for $12,000. The four-year-old daughter of Artspeak-Hi Society Hanover is now 11-for-38 lifetime and has earned $54,322. She returned $5.50 to win.

To view Wednesday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results - Western Fair Raceway.

(Standardbred Canada)