Cougar On A Terr tore it up with convincing win

Plainville, MA — Despite a jump in class, Cougar On A Terr (Cougar Hall) put forth another stellar harness racing effort to win her second straight race in the $15,000 fillies and mares Trackmaster feature at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (July 15) afternoon.

Cougar On A Terr (Matty Athearn) got away fifth as Roaring Kitty (Jimmy Hardy) took control of the race from her pylon post position and flew to the quarter in :26.1. But before they reached the half, Windydayatthebeach (Drew Monti) was out in chase and matched strides with the leader through a :27.3 third quarter.

At that point, Cougar On A Terr was sixth, third over in the outer flow behind Beantown Ace (Nick Graffam), but was ready to advance in the final bend. At the top of the last turn, Beantown Ace tipped three-deep and Cougar On A Terr followed. At the head of the stretch, Cougar On A Terr went four wide and ran down a game Windydayatthebeach to win by one-half length in 1:52.2.

It was the third win of the year for Cougar On A Terr ($8.00) and owner Catherine Dickson. Gretchen Athearn was the winning trainer.

COUGAR ON A TERR REPLAY

Drivers Matty Athearn and Drew Campbell and trainer Gretchen Athearn all won two races on Tuesday.

There was a huge payout in the sixth race Wicked Hi-5 pentafecta wager when a single unique combination of 9-8-1-3-5 returned $16,616.58 for a 20-cent wager.

On Sunday (July 20) Plainridge Park will host the biggest day of racing in New England when the Grand Circuit returns featuring the $250,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and $100,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace. Post time for this outstanding day of harness action gets underway at 2 p.m.

Live racing will resume at Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 17) at 4 p.m. and there will be a $2,338 carryover in the Wicked Hi-5 pentafecta in race six.

Free full past performance programs and race replays for all live racing days at Plainridge Park can be found at plainridgeparkcasino.com.

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries.

by Tim Bojarski, for Plainridge Park