Nick Boyd, 13 days removed from his victory in the Quebec/Eastern Ontario Regional Driving Championship, stayed in sharp form with a five-win performance on Saturday, June 27 at Kawartha Downs.

Runway Diva strutted her stuff with an 11-length win in the first $8,000 Prospect Series Leg 2B division for three-year-old pacing fillies to highlight the Boyd quintuple. She accelerated out of post five to claim command heading to a :26.4 first quarter and remained in control of a strung-out group past the half in :56.3. Her five foes could no longer keep in touch as she paced to three-quarters in 1:24.3, and she ran up the score with a :29 closer to notch a 1:53.3 victory. Showme Ur Kitties (Gord Brown) took second over Poisonous Delight (Ryan Guy).

The Tony Beaton-trained Runway Diva is now two-for-six this season after winning twice in her last three outings. The daughter of Betterthancheddar-Red Carpet Queen made her Prospect Series debut on Saturday for owners Beaton of Waterdown, Ont. and David Mercer of Westmount, N.S. She is now two-for-11 lifetime with a bankroll of $20,580. She paid $4.60 to win.

Boyd opened his account with Atlas Ross ($2.70), who went gate-to-wire in the second race in 1:56.4. He also won the sixth race with Tellit Russ Tellit ($2.10), who crushed his claiming rivals in 1:53.2. The Guelph, Ont.-based driver used a second-over trip to take the ninth with Mighty Mach ($7.90) in 1:55, and he closed out his night with a 1:56.1 victory by The Devil You Know ($19) in the 12th-race finale. Boyd, aiming to repeat as Kawartha’s top dash-winning driver, leads the 2026 standings with 11 wins, five clear of Gord Brown and Ryan Guy. He is 19-for-118 overall on the season.

Josies Joules ($2.40) took the other Prospect Series division. The daughter of Shadow Play-Village Joules circled from last entering the backstretch and drew clear to win by five lengths in 1:53.3 for trainer-driver Dave Kelly. Kelly co-owns her with Randy Smith and Donald McDougall of Calgary, Alta. Esmeralda Du Lac (Ryan Guy) finished second, with Kosmic Krisp (William Roy) third.

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

(Standardbred Canada)