Furious Five edged out pacesetter and fan favourite Red Star Hottie to score her first win of the season in Saturday’s $12,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace at Fraser Downs
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Red Star Hottie (James Burke) motored off the gate from Post 3 and laid down opening panels of :27.4 and :57.3. From there, Furious Five and Serge Masse made a backstretch brush from fourth and applied pressure past three-quarters in 1:25.3 before matching strides with the leader as they headed down the stretch. The six-year-old daughter of Faldo Hanover-Big Five eventually gained the upper hand thanks to a :28 second final frame. She prevailed by three-quarters of a length in 1:54 flat over Red Star Hottie and Second Fancy (Don Monkman, Jr.).
Masse also trains the winner of 28 races and $455,777 for owner Jarm Investments Ltd. of Beaumont, Alta.
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