Heather Hawkins's Burn Em Up Burr ($5.20) kept a sustained first-over bid from Modern Best at bay to take Wednesday night's (July 3) $1,150 winners-over pace at Inverness Raceway in 1:59.4.
The eight-year-old Whosurboy gelding and driver Gerard Kennedy used pole position to full advantage, establishing the early lead in the field of five and controlling fractions of :30.4, 1:00.4 and 1:30.4. Modern Best (Lanny Hanscombe) offered mild outside pressure through the middle splits, but faded on the far turn.
Off the home turn, Burn Em Up Burr maintained a 1-1/2 length advantage over pocket rival Makes Me Stupid (Andrew MacLean), and held that margin intact throughout the final furlong. Chase N Madi (Rodney Gillis) overcame stalled cover to finish third.
For Burn Em Up Burr, it was the 24th win of his career and his second of the season.
To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results – Inverness Raceway.