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Voelz Delight failed to make the cut to Saturday’s Milton Stakes Final after finishing sixth in last week’s elimination round, but she dropped in class and cruised to a handy win in Friday’s $32,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred at
Sylvain Filion hustled Voelz Delight to the lead from Post 6 and they charged past the quarter pole in :26.4 before yielding to Western Wish in the backstretch. Western Wish supplied the field with middle panels of :55.2 and 1:23.2, but she couldn’t seal the deal.
Filion angled out the pocket in the lane with Voelz Delight and the four-year-old daughter of Bettors Delight-Voelz
It was a new lifetime mark for the homebred who now hangs her harness bag in the barn of trainer Jean Tourigny. Sent off as the even-money favourite, Voelz Delight posted the win for owner/breeder Richard Berthiaume of
The Ontario Sires Stakes graduate now owns a 3-2-2 record this season from nine trips to the track. The 10-time winner has banked $590,737 to date.
To view results for Friday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Friday Results –