Euchred ($2.10) had the winning hand in the Canada Day feature at Inverness Raceway, posting a resounding 12-length win in his first pari-mutuel start in the comfortable confines of Cape Breton Island since October.
The eight-year-old son of Shadow Play wasted absolutely no time seizing control of the $1,250 winners-over pace, clearing from post 5 in line to Redmond Doucet and sprinting through early splits of :28.2 and :56.4 before opening up a 15-length margin on his four rivals in the second circuit. Euchred kept that margin nearly intact at the end of his 1:57 score, as Donald Beaton trainees Chase N Madi (Travis MacLean) and R Es Aiden (Rodney Gillis) — second and third respectively — only managed mild gains into Euchred's unsurmountable lead.
Walter Walker trains 55-time winner Euchred for Kayla Habicht Walker.
To view the complete Canada Day results from Inverness, click the following link: Wednesday Results – Inverness Raceway.