Power And Grace wires London boys

Power And Grace (Holiday Road) defeated open harness racing company in the Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Mar. 7).

The mare was sharp-leaving and pulled clear into the lead on the first turn. She took the field to the quarter in :29 and was unchallenged to the half in 1:00. Brett MacDonald asked her for more going to three-quarters to stymie a first-up challenge, and she completed three quarters in 1:29.

Marvin Hagler (Travis Henry), after outkicking his cover on the backstretch, marched up on the outside of the leader on the final turn. His move fizzled out at the top of lane, and Power And Grace kicked away to sail home to a 1:59.2 victory.

He was one-and-three-quarter lengths clear of the late-rushing O Narutac Perfetto (Scott Coulter). Eyes Of Justice (Tyler Borth) finished third.

POWER AND GRACE REPLAY

It was Power And Grace’s second win of the year in seven tries. The eight-year-old has visited the winner’s circle 47 times and amassed $410,274 in earnings over 147 starts. Ronald MacDonald trains the mare for Guelph-based owners Hartel Maintenance Inc. and Lormer McClure.

A Fillies and Mares Preferred highlights the 11-race Wednesday card at The Raceway. The action will begin at 5:50 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink