Sea Laird ruled the $2,000 Winners Over Pace from start to finish on Sunday, June 14 at Inverness Raceway as he went gate-to-wire in an open-length victory.

Driven by Zach Mullins, the 10-year-old leveraged his inside positioning to take command entering the first turn and produced early panels of :30.2 and 1:00.3. He dispatched the first-up Windemere Best Man (Danny Gillis) with a burst to three-quarters in 1:29.3 and closed out the mile with a :27.4 kicker to win by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:57.2. Whats Up Doc (Redmond Doucet) was second over Jims Big Thrill (Andrew MacLean).

A recent import to Atlantic Canada, Sea Laird is two-for-three at Inverness for Mullins, who trains the gelding and co-owns him with Douglas Lowthers of Inverness, N.S. The son of Custard The Dragon-Devil Likes It Hot is now 38-for-216 lifetime and has earned $303,361. He returned $4.

The prior race was declared a no contest following an accident on the first turn. Leader Believe It Sea It (Rod Gillis) broke stride and hooked wheels with the advancing Kraken Seelster (Ardon Mofford), causing a logjam behind them. Mofford was unseated in the collision and Kraken Seelster ran loose, resulting in the officials calling a no contest. Kraken Seelster was caught after making several trips around the track. Ardon Mofford reportedly walked off the track and was taken to hospital for evaluation. Updates on those involved will be posted here when available.

Ethan MacLean scored his first lifetime training win as Stay Pumped ($5) won a hotly contested fifth race. After engaging in a four-horse battle royale for the front early, Travis MacLean slid Stay Pumped back to third until the dust cleared, then sent her first-over heading towards the stands. The mare lost ground turning for the backstretch but recovered to fly past the leader on the homeward bend and win by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:59.1.

Stay Pumped was making her third start for Ethan MacLean, who has trained the five-year-old daughter of Stay Hungry-Pump My Ride since Michael Gillis of Windsor, Ont. brought her to Nova Scotia following her April 27 start. MacLean, a resident of Port Hood, N.S. who kicked off his career on March 31, now has a record of 8-1-2-1.

To view Sunday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Sunday Results - Inverness Raceway.

(Standardbred Canada)