Power And Grace snags another Preferred

Power And Grace (Holiday Road) took his fourth Preferred-level victory of the harness racing season in a coast-to-coast victory at Grand River Raceway on Friday (Sep. 15).

The mare led the shortened four-horse field to the quarter in :29.2 and half in :59. Aussie Lover, who won the class last week, made a first-over move as the field turned towards the backstretch, but was treading water as they passed three-quarters in 1:28.

The pocket-sitter Andy Over (Ed Hensley) contested the leader down the lane, but Power And Grace held him off to come home a winner in 1:57.2.

Andy Over made closed the gap to a length at the line. Arcanum (Paul Mackenzie) finished third.

POWER AND GRACE REPLAY

Power And Grace is now 53-for-168 lifetime and has earned $467,734. The mare has won three of the last four Preferred-2s she has entered at Grand River and was second by a neck to Aussie Lover last week. Ronald MacDonald trains the eight-year-old for owners Hartel Maintenance of Guelph, Lormer McClure of Hanover, Brett MacDonald of Freelton, and Reg Higgs of Strathroy.

The card also featured the fifth leg of the Prospect Series of three-year-old pacing fillies. Chocolateforlunch (Dali, Brett MacDonald) shocked at 27-1 in the opening division for her first win in 11 tries in the series. She beat 66-1 shot Handbagofcheezies (J. Bradley Harris) by two-and-three-quarter lengths with Yoda Queen (Andy Moore) third. Chocolateforlunch has earned $34,077 and won three times in 32 lifetime appearances. The Jason Woodward-trained filly completed her mile in 1:56.3, a new lifetime best.

CHOCOLATEFORLUNCH REPLAY

Gimmie A Corona (Control The Moment, Anthony Haughan) narrowly avoided being upset in her division, getting up by a nose in the final strides to succeed as the even-money favourite. Badditude (Colin Kelly) was a few steps short of leading all the way, and Two Across Marion (J. Bradley Harris) closed hard to miss by a neck in third. Gimmie A Corona’s win was her return race after a two-week visit to Manitoba, in which she won the Lady Crocus. Meg Crone trains the filly, who is 10-for-25 and has built her bankroll to $63,664, for Laverne Turnbull of Kitchener.
GIMMIE A CORONA REPLAY

Grand River Raceway is set to resume racing on Monday, Sep. 18 at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink