Rain Cloud Hanover returned to her winning ways in Grand River Raceway's $7,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3 Pace on Wednesday night, August 24.

Returning to the Preferred 3 class she had won two starts ago on August 3, Rain Cloud Hanover ($4.50) was the 6-5 favourite and didn't disappoint her backers. Driver Paul MacKenzie sent Rain Cloud Hanover off the gate from post two and carved out fractions of :28.1, :58.3 and 1:27.3 en route to the 1:56.1 triumph for owner/trainer Chris Nicol. Moremunkybusiness advanced first up against the front-stepping Art Major mare and finished three-quarters of a length behind in second while War Filly followed along the inside lane off a pocket trip for third-place honours.

Rain Cloud Hanover earned her 12th career win and pushed her earnings to $125,893. She has earned half of those victories in her current five-year-old campaign after going winless in 15 starts last year.

To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Wednesday Results - Grand River Raceway.