It didn’t take long for owner Stephen Klunowski to earn back some of the money he laid down to claim Warrawee Limelight thanks to her narrow tally in Tuesday’s $7,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3 at Georgian Downs.
Travis Henry slipped Warrawee Limelight into the two-hole right from the word “go” while One Last Bono muscled to the front and said “catch me if you can” through fractions of :28.2, :56.4 and 1:26.2. Warrawee Limelight outfought her front-stepping foe in the closing strides en route to notching the half-length score over One Last Bono in 1:56.3. Rubber Belly rallied from last and wound up taking home a third-place finish.
Sent off as the odds-on favourite in her debut off-the-claim for trainer Carmen Auciello, the seven-year-old daughter of Astreos-Scootin Ideal won for the second time this year – and for the 22nd time in her career – while lifting her bankroll to $284,565.
To view results for Tuesday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Tuesday Results – Georgian Downs.