Junebugs Baby was a wire-to-wire winner in the Louis Beaton Memorial Pace at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
The race, which carried a purse of $1,500, was named in honour of standardbred owner Louis Beaton, who passed away last year.
During the featured finale, favourite Junebugs Baby turned back a challenge from eventual third-place finisher Salute and paced home to win in 1:59.2. Schooner, who is owned and trained by Beaton's son Anthony, finished one and a half lengths behind in second.
Junebugs Baby was driven to victory by Fraser Turnbull, who trains and co-owns the homebred five-year-old son of Western Paradise with John Turnbull Jr. of Glace Bay, N.S.
Earlier in the day, Camco Richie equalled Camco Kyle and Angelfire's 1:57.4 track record for three-year-old pacing geldings. Katie Miller engineered the upset win aboard the son of Signyourlifeaway for trainer Angus MacLean and owner Travis MacLean of Port Hood, N.S.
To view Sunday’s harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results – Inverness Raceway.