'Artache' Defeats Rivals By A Dozen

Published: April 21, 2012 10:24 pm EDT

Three-year-old pacer Artache Hanover left the top colts from the Pacin N Racin Series in the dust as he romped to a dozen-length 1:52 career-best victory in the $27,300 final at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night

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Bob McClure sent the round two winner to the lead from post four and cruised past fractions of :27.2, :56.2, and 1:24.1. Artache Hanover had a two and a half length lead over the field at the third quarter mark, but extended that margin to 12 and a quarter lengths with a :27.4 final frame. The 1:52 winning time was the fastest yet this year for sophomores on a five-eighths mile track in Canada. Top Of The Mark (Gord Brown) and 6-5 favourite Ez Otto (Jonathan Drury), also a second leg winner, rallied wide from the backfield for second and third place honours.

Artache Hanover is now three-for-four on the year with a second place finish in his other start. Hamilton's Jim Carr owns the Western Ideal-Artaffection colt while Chad Milner handles the training duties.

The 9-5 second choice paid $5.90 to win.

The series was for colts and geldings that are non-winners of $30,000 lifetime as of March 23.

To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Kawartha Downs.

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Way to go Artache, i kept telling Jim last year what a nice little horse he was going to be, Congrats to Jim and Chad and everyone at the Barn, will see you all soon, leaving Florida Tues. Keith.

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