In High Cotton fires to career-best Open victory

In High Cotton (Somebeachsomewhere) lowered her lifetime mark despite a dampened track with a one-length harness racing win in the Fillies and Mares Open at Fraser Downs on Thursday (Feb. 2).

She blitzed out a :27 opening quarter for Dave Hudon while opening up four-lengths on the pocket-sitting Moosette (Brandon Campbell) and set a lively tempo of :55.3 and 1:23.2 through the middle two panels. Miss Itunes (Scott Knight) and Moosette took their shots down the lane, but In High Cotton hung on to score in 1:52. Miss Itunes nabbed Moosette on the line for second.

IN HIGH COTTON REPLAY

In High Cotton’s new mark comes in her 62nd outing and 11th victory. She has missed the board only once this season – one in which she has so far not seen a single fast track – and has won four of her past seven. Kelly Hoerdt trains the five-year-old and co-owns her with Blair and Erna Corbeil of Beamont.

Also on the card, Versatility (State Treasurer) also set a new best time as she notched her fifth straight win in the third. The four-year-old – owned, trained, and driven by Hoerdt, went all the way in 1:57 to record her seventh career victory. She has won all of her last five races and has now earned $25,510 in 18 tries.

Fraser Downs will continue racing on Friday, Mar. 3 at 7:00 p.m. PST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink