Fern Hill General commanding in $41,470 Barrieau-McIsaac
Fern Hill Basic (Malicious) staked his declare as Atlantic Canada’s prime pacer with a wire-to-wire harness racing victory within the $41,470 Barrieau-McIsaac Ultimate on Saturday (Jul. 9) at Exhibition Park Raceway.
The gelding utilized his pylon positioning to fend off Alldawaytocardigan for front-end management going into the primary flip. Fern Hill Basic hit the quarter in :28.1 and confronted a second conflict with Alldawaytocardigan, who moved first-up from third, approaching the half in :58.2.
Fern Hill Basic quickened to three-quarters in 1:28.1 and had neutralized that rival by the ultimate flip. Brodie MacPhee needed to give minimal encouragement to Fern Hill Basic till getting into the lane, when the motive force offered mild urging earlier than elevating his fist in triumph as his cost sailed throughout the road a winner in 1:57.2.
Alldawaytocardigan fought on for place. Soul Murderer (David Dowling) rallied for present. The winner was a lukewarm favorite at 9/5.
The win was Fern Hill Basic’s tenth lifetime in 20 tries. Peter Smith of Stratford and Gerald Morrissey of Charlottetown personal the Earl Smith-trained gelding with $75,163 in his financial institution thus far.
The Barrieau-McIsaac is for male three-year-old pacers foaled in Atlantic Canada (within the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island) and are Canadian-owned or -sired.
Exhibition Park will go darkish till Saturday, Sep. 3.
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by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink
