Placement at The Raceway paves the way for a 10-1 upset

A change in order of finish was needed in the fourth race at Western Fair Friday (Mar. 1) night after the favourite caused interference. The 4/5 betting favourite, Acefortyfour Jack took the early lead and paced a 29.1 first quarter. He went virtually untouched for the remainder of the race and won in 2:00. However, he briefly went off stride before hitting the stretch and he caused interference to Wheretobuddyboy (Lyonssomewhere). The judges placed Acefortyfour Jack second and gave the win to the 10-1 Wheretobuddyboy.

WHERETOBUDDYBOY REPLAY

Although it didn’t happen the way it was drawn up, it was a much-needed win for Wheretobuddyboy. This was the four-year-old gelding’s first win of the year and it took him five starts to get back there.

Janice McEachern earned the win as trainer and Scott Wray was in the bike for his only win on the card.

Jason Ryan scored the hat trick in the sulky. His first win came with Just Shocking (Heston Blue Chip) in the second race. This is the second win of the year for the four-year-old mare, and she posts a 2:00.1 mile.

Ryan’s second win came with the trotter, Jd Magic Moon (Donato Hanover) in the sixth. He finished his night off with a wire-to-wire win in the ninth with Million Angels (Artspeak)

Racing resumes at Western Fair on Monday, Mar. 4 at 5:50 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink