Sterling Cooper dominated his Open rivals over a 'sloppy' track with a wire-to-wire performance in the $10,500 feature on Sunday, January 10 at Fraser Downs.
Sterling Cooper quickly crossed to command from the outside post six and cruised through panels of :28.3, :58.3 and 1:26.2 uncontested en route to the one length triumph in 1:56 flat for trainer/driver Bill Davis.
Sent postward at odds of 6-1, the winner returned $14.10 for a $2 investment. Chewy Baca (Travis Bowman), the 3-2 favourite after his Open victory last weekend, rallied home from off the pace to finish second over pocket-sitter Comes Home First (Jim Marino).
The win was Sterling Cooper's 32nd lifetime and pushed his earnings to $213,523. Davis co-owns the eight-year-old Camluck gelding with Jeff Elchuk of Surrey, B.C. Last year, Sterling Cooper accumulated 10 wins from 31 starts and nearly $80,000 in purse earnings. Among his 2015 victories was a 1:50.2 track record mile at Fraser Downs.
The Open victory was the second win on the 13-race card for Davis. John Abbott and Jim Marino also had driving doubles while Brandon Campbell led all horsemen on the Sunday program steering three winners from his stable.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Fraser Downs.