Strong opening night score for Saulsbrook Jessie

Saulsbrook Jessie (Big Jim) cruised to an open-length win in the first harness racing feature of the season at Georgian Downs on Saturday (Jun. 4).

The mare lost the immediate battle for the front to Latte Seelster (Tyler Borth) but took point at the quarter mile marker in :28 as Brett MacDonald ordered a re-take. Saulsbrook Jessie headed the group of five through :57.4 and 1:26.2 middle fractions and streaked away from her opponents in the stretch to score a four-and-a-quarter-length victory in 1:54.4. Broken (Travis Henry) sustained a first-over move and beat Latte Seelster for place.

Ronald Macdonald trains Saulsbrook Jessie for Edward Gorc of Sudbury. The six-year-old mare notched her 24th lifetime win on Saturday. She holds a bankroll of $221,956 through 95 starts. The 1:54.4 clocking was her best time in five victories this season.

The Georgian Downs season runs from June to August on a Tuesday-Saturday-Sunday schedule. The track will host two divisions of a Pop-Up Series for trotting horses and geldings in its next card on Sunday, Jun. 5. First post is set for 6:00 p.m.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink