Activator scores 50th career win

Activator paced home for his 50th harness racing career victory, winning the 4th race at Northfield Park on Tuesday (February 17).

The 14 year-old veteran has 351 career starts, winning 50, and finishing second and third 50 and 58 times respectively.

Activator (Western Hanover – Something Electric – Artsplace) has impressive career earnings of $871,328 and a lifetime mark of 1:49.4 at Meadowlands Racetrack at age four. The pacer's richest win was for a purse of $44,180 in an Open Pace at Mohawk Raceway in 2008.

Activator is a well-traveled campaigner — his 50 wins have been spread across 16 different racing surfaces.

Activator started from post nine and rode the rail while his competition set fractions of :28.1, :57.3 and 1:27.3. He found room in the stretch and bested his competition by a quarter-length in 1:57.3. Activator was the race favorite and returned $3.20 to win.

Preston Kinsey of Clayton, Delaware owns Activator. His trainer Scot Davidson called upon Ronnie Wrenn Jr. for the winning drive.

Davidson currently holds the highest UTRS (.611) of all conditioners in North America so far in 2015.

Ayers Ratliff