An outside post didn't matter to Windmeredontmatter ($4.10), who vaulted off live second-over cover en route to a 2:01.1 win — his second straight — in Sunday's $1,400 featured pace at Northside Downs.
The four-year-old son of Articulator got away at the tail of the six-horse field and sat patiently behind a :29 first quarter from Burn Em Up Burr (Gerard Kennedy). Shortly thereafter, Redmond Doucet angled Windmeredontmatter second-over behind Blue Lane (Randy Getto), who brushed aggressively from fifth into a narrow advantage through a :59.4 half mile.
Well within striking range as Blue Line and Burn Em Up Burr duelled through a :30.2 third split, Doucet and Windmeredontmatter pounced on the last turn, striking the front at the eighth pole and edging away to win by a length. Keep A Secret (Roddy Hurley) rallied off third-over cover to take second, and Blue Line held third despite being overpowered late.
Windmeredontmatter (foreground) holds sway late after pouncing off cover at Northside Downs
Alex Sutherland trains Windmeredontmatter, who claimed the 10th win of his career, for Alex Sutherland Jr. and Malcolm MacEachen of Port Hood, N.S.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click the following link: Sunday Results – Northside Downs.