After a heated battle on the front end through the final lap in Flamboro Downs' $7,500 Preferred 3 Pace, High Flier persevered over his rivals for the Sunday night (April 17) feature win.
High Flier, driven by J Harris, committed first over from fourth after the first quarter and went head-to-head with the pacesetting Saulsbrook Peach (:27.3, :56.4, 1:25.1), eventually wearing him down in the stretch. As High Flier got by Saulsbrook Peach, Sword Ofthe Spirit zipped through the passing lane and nearly caught the new leader. However, High Flier found the wire just in time to secure the 1:55.1 victory by a quarter-length. Lyons Levi Lewis stormed home from the back of the pack to finish third.
Sent postward as the 5-1 fifth choice on the toteboard, High Flier returned $13.70 to his backers for a $2 Win ticket.
Robert Reid trains the Shadow Play brother to the O'Brien Award-winning stallion Betterthancheddar. The five-year-old gelding out of the Camtastic mare Lady Ashlee Ann is owned by Christopher Nicol of Waterdown, Ont.
High Flier, who now has two wins from seven starts this year, has put together a career record reading 9-6-5 in 34 starts for earnings of $80,335. He is owned by Christopher Nicol of Waterdown, Ont.
Harris tied Bob McClure, who is approaching the 1,000 career win milestone, for most wins on Sunday night's 10-race card, each with three.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Flamboro Downs.