Drivingthedragon N made a three-wide move in the late stages of Tuesday’s $10,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 event at Flamboro Downs, and it proved to be the winning move.
In rein to Travis Henry, Drivingthedragon N got away fourth and watched race favourite Bestulldotanite take the field to the quarter pole in :28.4 before hooking up in a second quarter battle with Twilight Seelster. Those two went at it tooth and nail through middle splits of :57.3 and 1:27.1 before Drivingthedragon N circled three-wide and used a :30.2 closing panel to win by a neck over Twilight Seelster in 1:57.3. Alibi Seelster was a lapped-on third.
Carmen Auciello of Stouffville, ON trains and owns the six-year-old daughter of Sutter Hanover-Shark Alert. The victory was the mare’s seventh of the season and the 11th of her career. The lion’s share of the loot lifted her cash stash to $65,380.
To view results for Tuesday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Tuesday Results – Flamboro Downs.