Fresh off a win in the Willowdale Pacing Series at Woodbine Racetrack, Westwardho Hanover headed back south of the border with his sights set on claiming another series title at Meadowlands Racetrack
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The Ron Burke trainee kicked off the Aquarius Series for four-year-old pacers with a 1:50.4 triumph in the $35,000 opening round.
With Yannick Gingras in the sulky, Westwardho Hanover worked his way to command from a Post 11 start through a :28-second opening panel. He cleared down the backstretch and hit the half in :56, followed by three-quarters in 1:24. The heavy favourite extended his lead to nearly four length by the head of the lane and sprinted to the wire in :26.4 to secure the victory. Camaes Fellow and Brian Sears finished one and three-quarter lengths behind off a pocket trip while 116-1 longshot Art Z and Brandon Simpson came on for third.
Westwardho Hanover paid $3.80 to win. The son of Dragon Again, winner of last year's Progress Pace, notched his 12th career win and pushed his lifetime earnings to $664,820. He is owned by the Westward Ho Stable of Frederickstown, Pennsylvania.
The win was one of three on the 13-race card for the hot Gingras-Burke combination. The duo also scored with Tuneariffic ($5.40) and Adams Hanover ($3). Gingras also picked up another victory for conditioner Julius Czermann with Laguna Beach ($4.60).
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Meadowlands Racetrack.