Barbara Boese’s Awsome Valley ($7.60, Tony Morgan) won his third consecutive race Wednesday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:56.1 triumph in the $17,000 Open Trot.
Scratched down to a field of five starters, Awsome Valley was sent immediately for the lead from post position three before yielding briefly to Spunky Jack and re-taking the lead at the quarter-mile in :28-seconds. Heavily favoured Traverse Seelster got away fourth from the gate and challenged first-over through a half-mile in :57.2 and to three-quarters in 1:26.4. With Traverse Seelster continuing to battle on the outside, Awsome Valley dug in gamely through the stretch to rebuff the former for a half-length win. Limitless finished third.
The win was the fourth of the season for the Ryan McInnis-trained Awsome Valley, whose seasonal earnings ballooned to nearly $60,000. His previous two wins came at Dover Downs.
(With files from Harrington Raceway)