Tony Kerwood was the star of Kawartha Downs’ final 2015 race card as he captured the Drivers’ Challenge, which featured the top eight drivers at the Fraserville, Ontario track over the course of the season in front of a great crowd despite the rainy evening.
Five of the 11 races on the card were dedicated to the Drivers’ Challenge, which featured four of the veterans, Kerwood, Reg Gassien, Gord Brown and Doug Hie, versus four of the young guns, Nick Boyd, Dagfin Henriksen, Clarke Steacy and Justin Turcotte.
Boyd kicked the contest off with a 1:59 victory behind Stimulus Spending in the first split. Dagfin Henriksen, who normally doesn’t drive pacers, showed he knows his way around them as he won with pacer Confident Fella in 1:58.4 and then was back to the winner’s circle with a trotter, Im Yelling Timber. Also winning races in the challenge were Reg Gassien and Clarke Steacy.
But it was Tony Kerwood who was Mr. Consistency as he finished second in all five challenge races to take the title. The total point standings are as follows:
Tony Kerwood – 125
Dagfin Henriksen – 110
Reg Gassien – 77
Nick Boyd – 75
Clarke Steacy – 70
Gord Brown – 34
Justin Turcotte – 17
Doug Hie - 5
Minister of Agriculture and Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal sponsored a race on the card, which is the final of the 2015 season that began in late May and extended over every Saturday evening throughout the summer and fall.
The track extends warm thanks to its fans, horse people and staff for another wonderful season.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Kawartha Downs.
(Kawartha Downs)