Bucktober bounces back for Preferred victory

Bucktober (Flanagan Memory), whose eight-race harness racing win streak was snapped when stepping up to the Preferred level last time, returned to victory lane as he won the Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Apr. 18).

Tyler Borth tucked the gelding away third while Power And Grace (Brett MacDonald) headed the group to the quarter in :28. Bucktober was gapped on the pylons to the half in :58.2 but reeled in the top three nearing three-quarters in 1:27.3.

Bucktober carried his momentum into a three-wide move as they straightened for home, and the gelding rocketed down the lane past all three leaders to win the feature in a career-best 1:58.2.

Power And Grace proved second-best. Sicario (Jason Ryan) finished third.

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Bucktober won eight consecutive conditioned dashes at London from Jan. 20 to Mar. 28 before losing in his first attempt at a Preferred event on Apr. 11. Borth also trains and co-owns the gelding with William Borth of Ingersoll and Karen Sparling of Thamesford. The four-year-old is now 16-for-32 lifetime with $83,698 earned.

The Raceway at the Western Fair District continues action on Wednesday, Apr. 19 at 5:50 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink