Jayport Hi Class powered off the cover of Sizzlen Hot Herbie and beat that foe to the finish line in the $13,000 Preferred 2 & 3 Handicap Trot featured on Friday evening's (May 6) program at The Raceway at Western Fair District.
Trained and driven by Greg Dustin, Jayport Hi Class rallied three-wide off the final turn and out-finished Sizzlen Hot Herbie (Natasha Day) to score by three-quarters of a length in 1:58.1, returning $7.40 to win as the 5-2 second choice. The 8-5 favourite, Tymal Houdini (Travis Henry), finished 1-1/4 lengths back in third with broken equipment after leading through fractions of :28.1, :58.3 and 1:28.
The victory was the third of the season from 14 starts for Jayport Hi Class, a five-year-old Muscle Mass-Jayport Forever gelding owned by Ted Melchers of Komoka, Ont. and Gys Versteegh of London, Ont. Lifetime, he has won 10 races and more than $85,000 in purses.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Western Fair Raceway.