Woodmere Rollnpop pops again

Woodmere Rollnpop (Rollwithitharry) won his third straight harness racing dash and made it back-to-back Preferred victories as he took Grand River Raceway’s feature on Monday (Jun. 24).

Coming off a lifetime-best performance, the gelding sat third to the quarter in :26.1 before pulling out and sweeping to the top for Travis Henry. He paced the half in :54.3 and passed three-quarters in 1:23.2 with the first-up Hollys Treasure (Colin Kelly) stalling. Boston Bound (Jason Kelly) rallied from the pocket coming down the lane, but Woodmere Rollnpop kept him a half-length behind and completed the victory in 1:52.1. Arties Ideal (Samuel Fillion) took third.

WOODMERE ROLLNPOP REPLAY

Woodmere Rollnpop has won 31 of 131 lifetime outings and has earned $183,202. Garry Merner trains the seven-year-old for Andrea Leon of Maidstone.

Brett MacDonald caught fire late on the card, taking four of the final five races.

Racing will resume at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, Jun. 26 at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink