There wasn’t a whole lot of pari-mutuel love given to Battle River Storm in Friday evening’s eighth race at Woodbine Racetrack, but that didn’t stop him from pulling off the biggest upset on the Friday evening card.
In rein to Mike Saftic, the six-year-old son of Freedoms Pass-Presidential Jenna dropped into an early five-hole and sat there through first-half fractions of :27.4 and :57.2. He was backed up to be sixth at the three-quarter pole, but Mike Saftic found him some clearance between rivals in deep stretch and Battle River Storm shot through and prevailed by three-quarters of a length in 1:58. Beeeyouuuuuu was second, with Matts Delivery rounding out the top three finishers.
The Rod Boyd pupil, who was sent off at odds of 54-1, returned $111.60 to his backers and added $3,500 to his own bank account. Timothy McCoy of Edmonton, Alberta owns the pacer who won for the first time in six starts this season.
The victory was one of three on the card for driver Mike Saftic. He and Jody Jamieson led the way with driving triples, while Phil Hudon notched a driving double on the 11-race card.
To view results for Friday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Friday Results – Woodbine Racetrack.