Odds-on choice Ivana Flybye N left little doubt by posting a confident gate-to-wire score in the $13,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Pace on Saturday (July 10) at Georgian Downs.
Driver J. R. Plante pushed the 1-9 shot to the point from post 5 while pylon-starter So Frisky floated into the pocket moving to a :27.1 first quarter. The 7-year-old mare by American Ideal continued on the point to a :55.4 half and tried to snag a breather into the backstretch, prompting Manhattan Night to launch first over from third. By three-quarters in 1:24, Ivana Flybye N turned away Manhattan Night around the final turn and accelerated to a 1 3/4-length win in 1:52.1 win over Saulsbrook Jessie, the longest shot on the board at 45-1. So Frisky finished third.
Owned by MT Stables Ontario Inc., Ivana Flybye N won her fifth race from 13 starts this season and her 18th from 58 overall, earning $222,445. Carmen Auciello conditions the $2.10 winner.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Georgian Downs.