Full of late pace, Fitzs Z Tam fanned wide and came on for a 10-1 upset in the $35,000 Preferred Pace on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack for driver Roger Mayotte and trainer Kevin McMaster
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Inside starter World Away (Mike Saftic) blasted off the gate keeping early leavers Lucky Man (Sylvain Filion) and Major Hottie (Chris Christoforou) staked up three-wide into the first turn. But Lucky Man eventually settled on top ahead of World Away as the first quarter flashed up in :26.2 with Major Hottie dropping back into third.
Lucky Man showed the way to the half in :54 and three-quarters in 1:21.4 with Ideal Race leading the outer flow, which consisted of Mach Dreamer (Murray Brethour) and Fitzs Z Tam.
Fitzs Z Tam and Mayotte, who sat sixth for most of the mile, rallied widest of them all as they entered the stretch and came on to score by a neck in 1:50.1. To his inside, it was Major Hottie, World Away and Lucky Man who followed in close quarters.
Fitzs Z Tam paid $22.80 for the upset. The four-year-old gelded son of Cole Muffler-Broadway Rosemarie is owned by the McMaster Stables Inc. of Guelph, Ont. The win was his fifth in 17 seasonal starts and pushed his earnings to $52,250. The 10-time career winner not boasts $166,850 in lifetime earnings.
For results from Saturday’s harness racing card, click on the following link: Saturday Results – Mohawk Racetrack.