Windsor ship in Sissy Bar fought off 11-1 shot Call Me Yours to deliver on her pari-mutuel promise in the $12,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace featured on Wednesday at Western Fair Raceway
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The well-travelled Ashley Nostadt trainee returned to the London oval for her third appearance there -- one of 14 tracks across North America she has visited.
Sissy Bar was partnered with driver Doug McNair in the ninth race and fronted the field through early splits of :28.1 and :58.4 with Michelles Idea (Robert Sparling Jr.) advancing first up from fourth.
With Michelles Idea not making much progress, the second over Call Me Yours (Bruce Richardson) made a three-wide move down the backstretch and was just a half-length off the lead by the three-quarters mark in 1:27.1.
Call Me Yours edged ahead of Sissy Bar into the turn, but the 6-5 favourite fought back around the bend to earn the one length victory in 1:56.2. Call Me Yours held on for second. Farmers Tuition (Trevor Henry) advanced from third over to grab third place honours.
The Aces N Sevens mare paid $4.60 to win for the third time in 11 seasonal starts. Tyler Nostadt of Maidstone, Ont. owns the six-year-old. The win was Sissy Bar's 13th lifetime and pushed her earnings to $110,076.
Sissy Bar has made two prior appearances at the London oval, once in early January where she broke stride and in her fourth career start at the end of May 2009, which she won.
To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Wednesday Results - Western Fair Raceway.