Colt breaks maiden at 49-1

Filly Watcher (Betterthancheddar) shocked the public at The Raceway at the Western Fair District by breaking his maiden from post eight in his second harness racing career start at  49-1.

The colt got away fifth for Garrett Rooney and pulled first-over nearing the half in 1:02.3, pushing forward to the leader’s wheel disc by three-quarters. Pacesetter Lyons Gerrard (Jean Rene Plante) put up a fight into deep-stretch, but Filly Watcher battled on to pull off the upset by a quarter-length in 2:02.4.

FILLY WATCHER REPLAY

Filly Watcher qualified in 2:06 and finished seventh by eight lengths in his debut. Troy Cochrane trains the three-year-old for Susan Micks of Aylmer.

Lorne House was the night’s winningest driver with three wins in 10 races.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink