The Late Bloomer Series continued on Saturday at Sudbury Downs with three $7,500 divisions going to Fish Semalu, repeat winner Bettor B Slick and Nobles Grin
. The series is for non-winners of one race or $15,000 lifetime (fillies and mares $22,500 lifetime).
Fish Semalu ($11.90), who finished a close third in his opening leg division, and trainer-driver David Dowling won the first event by nine lengths in 2:01. He took the lead early, gave way to the popular Cameo Pin (Gerry Belanger), then re-took the lead and kicked away from them all. All Systems Go (Mike MacNeill) and Galloping Glorydee (Luc Maille) were second and third.
Dowling co-owns the three-year-old Modern Art-Verge Dor Semalu colt with 1721009 Ontario Inc of Sudbury, Ont. The win was his second in 14 seasonal starts.
In the next split, Bettor B Slick ($6.10) and driver Mike MacNeill advanced first up from third at the three-quarters mark en route to a half-length victory in 2:01.2 over Trojan Killean (Gerry Belanger). Sharkey Oshea (Dowling) was three-quarters of length behind in third.
The four-year-old son of Bettors Delight-Sand Slicorice is trained by Philippe Belanger for owner John Landuyt of Chatham, Ont. He notched his third win in 12 starts this year.
Nobles Grin ($4.40) was a five and three-quarter length wire-to-wire winner in 1:59.1 for trainer, driver, breeder and co-owner Mike Noble. Perhaps Today (Allan Hohner) and Portland Pat (Mike MacNeill) rounded out the top three.
Noble shares ownership of the three-year-old Grinfromeartoear-North Bay Lady gelding, who was second ahead of Fish Semalu last week, with Edward Gorc of Sudbury, Ont. The victory was his fifth in 14 starts.
To view Saturday's results, click here.