Delgado knocks out another one

Delgado (Trixton) handily defeated his harness racing opponents for a second straight week on Tuesday (Jan. 16) as he stepped up to the Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District.

Scott Young sent the gelding on a front-end mission and took over on the turn but let Power And Grace (Brett MacDonald) go by to set the quarter time of :29. Young quickly put Delgado back on top before the second bend and rated him to the half in 1:00.

Saulsgood (Tyler Borth) moved out of fifth as the field curved towards the stands and joined the leader at the entry to the third turn. Delgado held him a length in arrears to three-quarters in 1:30.1, and the leader grabbed a couple lengths on the final bend. Delgado added to his margin coming down the stretch and cruised through the finish for a 2:01.2 victory in -14°C conditions.

Saulsgood earned the place cheque. Arrakis (Trevor Henry) took third.

DELGADO REPLAY

After going one-for-20 last year, Delgado has won two of his first three starts in 2024. Robert Young has trained the gelding since last September when owner Pollack Racing of Venetia moved the five-year-old from Indiana to Ontario after a layoff. Delgado has won eight of 54 lifetime appearances and has earned $216,785.

So Frisky (Dali) took the co-featured Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace in similarly decisive fashion. The eight-year-old cut the mile for Colin Kelly and paced her first victory of the year in 1:59.2. The David Daigneault-trained mare has won 39 of her 136 career starts and has amassed a bankroll of $311,003. She had nine wins from 32 tries last year and finished fifth in London’s Forest City Pace. Luc Ouellette of Campbellville owns and co-bred the mare.

SO FRISKY REPLAY

The Raceway at the Western Fair District rolls on with racing on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The 11-race card will begin at 5:50 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink