Successful return for Fairiesdelight A

Northfield, OH — Fairiesdelight A (Bettor’s Delight) made her first harness racing start off the shelf a winning one on Saturday (February 10) in the $18,000 Filly and Mare Distaff at MGM Northfield Park.

Fairiesdelight A (Aaron Merriman) had been off since mid-January and qualified well in preparation for her return to the races at The Meadows.

There were several that made a bid for the lead as the gate sprung with Fairiesdelight A firing off the wings, but she had to deal with immediate pressure to her inside with Rockabillycockshut (Luke Hanners) and Kat (Greg Grismore) defending pylon position.

Rockabillycockshut would lead into the backstretch, but Fairiesdelight A was relentless, grinding away on the outside and crossing over before the field reached the paddock. Fairiesdelight A would deal with immediate pressure from Think Of Galaxies (Billy Davis Jr.), who would clear the leader before a testing opening quarter of :27.2.

Davis got a 29.2 breather in the second panel, with not much pressure being applied, as the field passed the half, Kat began to bid for the lead first over with Creme Delight (Hunter Myers) riding his coattails. Creme Delight tipped three-wide into the backstretch and muscled her way into second past three-quarters in 1:26.

With an eighth of a mile to race, Merriman somehow found a way off the pylons and had plenty in the tank as Fairiesdelight A powered past Think Of Galaxies, holding off Creme Delight in the final strides, winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:55.4.