Post draw May 23 for $150,000 Camluck Classic

The Raceway at Western Fair will play host to eight harness racing pacers with half-mile track credentials that set up for a memorable renewal of the $150,000 Camluck Classic, sponsored by Seelster Farms.

The Grand Circuit event is back at the London, Ontario landmark after two years’ absence, with a field certain to make up for lost time. Watch The Raceway’s pre-game show (just before 6:50 pm Eastern post time) on the Monday, May 23 simulcast to see the Camluck Classic post-position draw and find out the identity of the remaining “Mystery Horse” who will round out the eight-horse field.

The confirmed starters are listed in alphabetical order:

American History (p, 3, 1:47.0m; $1,326,648 US) is owned by Brad Grant of Milton, Ontario; he captured Harrington Raceway’s 2019 Bobby Quillen Memorial in 1:49.3h, his personal-best winning time on a half; this year, he’s a two-time winner at The Meadowlands; cut mile and just missed in 1:51.2h MGM Borgata Series leg at Yonkers Raceway, where he is co-holder of the 1:49.3h track record.

Funatthebeach N (p, 7, 1:50.0h; $737,218 US) is owned by Mark Ford of Campbell Hall, New York; he has six 2022 victories at Yonkers, including a 15/1 upset in the MGM Borgata Series Final; won his first start there last year, later establishing his lifetime mark in a Yonkers Open Handicap October 25.

Jimmy Freight (p, 4, 1:48.1s; $1,423,723 US) is owned by Adriano Sorella of Guelph, Ontario; the 2018 O’Brien Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year is currently riding a five-race win streak in the Preferred/Free For All Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park; his fastest half-mile track victory was the 2018 Messenger Elimination at Yonkers (1:50.3h.)

Ocean Rock (p, 4, 1:48.0f; $1,226,147 US) is owned by Sandra S. Burnett of Wilmington, Ohio; his fastest half-mile track win is his 1:48.1h win in the 2021 Myron Charna President`s Pace at Northfield Park, in which he matched the W in 2018.

Posidon Seelster ( p, 4, 1:47.4m; $298,921 US) is owned by Donald Lindsey of Fergus, Ontario; Paul W. Kleinpaste of Orangeville, Ontario; William V. Alempijevic of Forest Hills, New York; and Garth Bechtel of Meaford, Ontario; his quickest win on a half was April 4, when he took a leg of the MGM Borgata Series at Yonkers in 1:51.0h.

Tattoo Artist (p, 4, 1:47.1m; $1,094,955 US) is owned by Let It Ride Stables of Boca Raton, Florida; Frank J. Cannon of Sanford, Florida; and Diamond Creek Racing of Wellsville, Pennsylvania; 2020’s O’Brien Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year equalled Yonkers’ 1:49.3h track record in one of his three Open Handicap victories there in late 2021; he cut the mile and finished close second in last year’s Bobby Quillen Memorial at Harrington Raceway.

This Is the Plan (p, 6, 1:47.3h; $2,632,719 US) is owned by Burke Racing Stable of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania; Weaver Bruscemi LLC of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby of Ocean Ridge, Florida; and Lawrence R. Karr of Randolph, New Jersey; the reigning half-mile World Champion took his mark in the 2021 Battle of Lake Erie at Northfield Park; he also captured the MGM Borgata Series Final and Saratoga Raceway’s Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial last year.

by Melissa Keith, for The Raceway at Western Fair