46-1 upset to kick off night at Western Fair

At 46-1, Kinda Like Royalty and reinsman Travis Henry (Westwardho Hanover) kicked off the card at The Raceway at Western Fair District with a big victory.

The five-year-old mare had nowhere to go early and was forced to trail the field of seven. Watching Her Fly (Bradley Harris) and One Last Bet (Tyler Borth) battled for the early lead and set a 27.2 opening quarter. One Last Bet was caught two wide and had to find relief when it came available. Ultimate Long Shot (Travis Cullen) took the lead at half and the clock read 57.0. It wasn’t until the field hit the back stretch for the final time, Kinda Like Royalty decided to make her move. She slowly took out her competitors one by one. It took her until after the three-quarter mark before she was able to challenge for the lead. Kinda Like Royalty charged by Ultimate Long Shot with 30.2 last quarter and stopped the clock at 1:58.0.

Ultimate Long Shot held on for second and Watch Her Fly finished third.

KINDA LIKE ROYALTY REPLAY

This is the first win of the year for Kinda Like Royalty and her first since Oct. 29. The P.E.I-bred pacer is trained by Dennis Belan. He also picked up his first win of the year.

Travis Henry would add another win on the night in the eighth race with Laila Blue (Art Major).

Garrett Rooney was the only other driver to have two wins on the ten-dash card.

Racing resumes at Western Fair on Tuesday, Mar. 5 at 5:50 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink