No rain on Sunshine Boy’s parade

Sunshine Boy (Sunshine Beach) shone on a rainy day at Fraser Downs, reaching double-digit top-class harness racing victories on the season as he took the Preferred on Friday (Oct. 18).

Scott Knight sent the gelding on the overland route to the front in the :26.2 first quarter, reaching the top as they came off the first turn. Sunshine Boy got it his was through middle fractions of :56.4 and 1:25, facing no challenges. Itll Be Fine (Dave Hudon) looked to pounce from the pocket, and West Coast Beach (Rod Therres) attacked first-over, but Sunshine Boy held them both off to complete the victory in 1:53.4. Itll Be Fine was a half-length short in second with West Coast Beach third.

SUNSHINE BOY REPLAY

Sunshine Beach has now reached 10 victories in back-to-back years with all of them at the top overnight levels of British Columbia and Alberta this season. Jim Marino conditions and co-owns the gelding with JJJ Stables of Prince George and Paul Sanders of Surrey. The six-year-old has earned $320,603 and won 33 of 91 career starts.

Knight drove four of the evening’s 10 winners.

The next card at Fraser Downs is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink