Kawartha mare continues hot streak

Majestic Virgin (Always A Virgin) won her third straight race at Kawartha Downs on Friday (Jun. 14) to move her record to eight-for-11 this harness racing season.

She was pocketed by Littlebearcat (Loic Gueriel) going to the first station in :26.4 but circled her to take the lead in the second quarter. Majestic Virgin reached the half in :57.3 for Samuel Fillion and raced with the first-over Fire Shine (Nick Boyd) on the approach to three-quarters in 1:28.1. Fire Shine maintained the pressure into the stretch but had no extra, and Majestic Virgin reached home a winner in 1:57.1. Fire Shine was second over Littlebearcat.

MAJESTIC VIRGIN REPLAY

Majestic Virgin is four-for-five at Kawartha Downs this season and has picked up eight victories in 11 starts overall. The Tom Riley-trained mare has won 25 of her 125 lifetime outings and has earned $299,032.

Also on the card, Brian Peterson took his first training win since 2018. Torston (Archangel), whom he bred and owns, went wire-to-wire in a tough effort to break his maiden in 2:01.2 Peterson returned to training with Torston last year. The trainer’s last win came in September 2018 with Amoureuse Hanover.

Racing will continue at Kawartha Downs on Friday, Jun. 21.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink