Watersides Kipper Goes Back-To-Back
Watersides Skipper lasted on the lead for back-to-back wins in Truro Raceway's featured $1,475 Winners Over Pace in rein to driver Todd Trites.
Watersides Kipper led the top class field through panels of :29, :59.2 and 1:28.1, turning back first-over challenger Allstar Man into the stretch, and then held off pocket-pursuer Warrawee Phoenix, who was a runner-up for the second straight Sunday. The winning margin was a quarter-length this week, with the mile clocked in 1:58.3. Rawdon Gold Digger finished third.
Owned and trained by Dawn Ellis Abbott of Stewiacke, N.S., the six-year-old Yankee Leader gelding has won five of his 17 starts in 2016.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Truro Raceway.