In High Cotton upsets Grey Sea at Fraser

In High Cotton (Somebeachsomewhere) captured her first harness racing victory since June as she defeated odds-on favourite Grey Sea in the Fillies and Mares Preferred at Fraser Downs on Thursday (Dec. 5).

She dropped in third, at the back of a leading group of three with Grey Sea (John Abbott) cutting the quarter of :26.4. In High Cotton had a front-row seat as Ima Beach Diva (Scott Knight) popped the pocket and pressured the leader through the half in :54.4 and onto the backstretch.

Ima Beach Diva ran out of gas before three-quarters in 1:23.3, leaving Grey Sea and In High Cotton to battle it out. In High Cotton swung out as they straightened for home and grinded down Grey Sea, pushing clear to prevail by a half-length in 1:54.

Stonebridge Jade finished third. The winner returned $10.80.

IN HIGH COTTON REPLAY

In High Cotton has won seven times this season, including a run of five victories in six starts in the spring at Fraser. Hoerdt trains the mare and co-owns her with Blair and Orna Corbeil of Leduc. The six-year-old has racked up 26 wins and $262,217 in career earnings from 115 appearances.

The next card at Fraser Downs, set for Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. PST, will feature a Preferred Pace.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink