Favourite Life Is Better was a repeat winner the $5,500 Preferred 3 Pace featured on Sunday afternoon (July 10) at Dresden Raceway.
Following up on a 1:56.3 victory in the Preferred last Sunday, driver Garrett Rooney and the 1-2 bettors' choice looped early leaver Its Eds Idea (Nick Steward) during the :29.1 opening quarter and cruised through middle splits of :59.1 and 1:28.1 en route to the victory in 1:57.1. Its Eds Idea followed 2-1/2 lengths behind and held on for second over the late-closing Real Wicked (Dan Clements).
Life Is Better now has five wins from 15 starts this year and 18 victories lifetime with earnings topping $110,000. Kenneth Mathieson trains, owns and bred the six-year-old son of Betterthancheddar with Henry Banakiewicz.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Dresden Raceway.