The trip couldn't have worked out any better for Deseronto, victorious in Monday's $7,500 Preferred 3 Pace at The Raceway at Western Fair District.
Ryan Holliday hustled Deseronto away from Post 2 and managed to gain the pocket spot behind fleet-footed Tomitta Bayama (Paul MacKenzie), who carved out splits of :28.2, :58.1 and 1:26.2 through three-quarters of a mile. Favoured House Of Terror (Alfie Carroll) started to fade after a first-over bid, allowing ample room for Holliday to angle his charge from the garden spot at the head of the lane. Deseronto responded with a swift closing kick in the stretch for the 1:55.2 score. Tomitta Bayama held second, more than two lengths back of the winner with Leafs And Wings (Robert Shepherd) completing the triactor.
A homebred owned by Paul Lindsey of Fergus, Ont. and trained by Donald Lindsey, Deseronto (Whosurboy - Serena Drummond) notched his third win of the campaign with this one coming on the heels of a win in his last outing a week ago. Keeping with the 'good things happen in threes' theme, the win was one of three on the card for Holliday.
To view the full results from Monday's card, click the following link: Monday Results - Western Fair.