Daddy Let Me Drive capitalized off of the hot early pace in the featured Winners Over and defeated Dan Dar Mal in a late two-horse breakaway for the win on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 10) at Inverness Raceway.
Regular reinsman Rodney Gillis drove Daddy Let Me Drive to the 1:56.2 victory for owner/trainer Don Beaton in the $2,150 top class, which closed out the seven-race card.
Favourite Intended Royalty was three-wide through the first eighth of a mile as he set his sights on the top spot from post four and pushed a head in front of inside leaver Dam Lucky with Dan Dar Mal settling in third.
Intended Royalty cleared after the :28.1 first quarter, but the outer flow was quick to develop with Daddy Let Me Drive out of fourth and flushing out Dan Dar Mal at the half in :56.4. Daddy Let Me Drive pursued Dan Dar Mal past three-quarters in 1:26.3 when she cleared and those two took off from the rest of the field turning for home.
Daddy Let Me Drive eventually got by Dan Dar Mal in a photo finish for the mild upset worth $13.90. Dont Ask Logan rallied from last to show, finishing seven lengths behind.
A career winner of 27 races, the seven-year-old I Can Only Imagine gelding notched his eighth win from 24 starts this year.
Prior to the afternoon's third race, Inverness Raceway held a moment of silence in honour of the late horseman Doug 'Sonny' Rankin, who passed away on Wednesday.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Inverness Raceway.