Fresh off a win in the Preferred Pace on Sunday at St. John's Racing & Entertainment Centre, Whitesand Dimples earned herself another photo opt with her victory in Wednesday’s featured pacing event
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Shane Forward did the teaming for trainer Scott Forward as the eight-year-old Grinfromeartoear-Shirlene Temple mare rallied from fourth in the five-horse affair at the top of the stretch. A :31.3 final quarter catapulted Whitesand Dimples to the wire in 2:02.3. Backriver Breeze (Terence Williams) finished one-length behind the odds-on favourite while the pacesetting Pondside Prince (Scott MacRoberts) faded to third.
The lion’s share of the $575 purse bumped the bay’s seasonal earnings to $2,440 for owner Robert Clarke of Goulds, Nfld. In 12 starts this year, Whitesand Dimples has put together a record reading 7-4-1. The winner of $83,029 lifetime has visited the winner’s circle a total of 37 times in her career.
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