Page 13 - Fraser Downs News Today

Miss Itunes disappointed as an odds-on favourite in last week’s top class for distaffers at Fraser Downs, but she bounced back in a big way in Monday evening’s main event.

After toppling the winner of five consecutive events at Fraser Downs top class, Waitin Ona River again downed Armycaptin Hanover to win the $10,000 Open Pace on Sunday (Nov. 13).

It was a spine-tingling finish in the Monday evening feature at Fraser Downs as Century Mach and Moosette battled all the way down the lane before sharing the victory in what was a terrific, dead-heat performance in the $10,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace.

Despite the Sunday afternoon showers, the stars of British Columbia racing were out for B.C. Breeders Classic Day, the richest day of harness racing in the province, on Nov. 6 at Fraser Downs, including full brothers Mickie Mantle and Joe Dimagio, who swept the male pacing finals.

The richest day of harness racing in British Columbia is set for Sunday (Nov. 6), with four $100,000 final races featured on B.C. Breeders Classic Day at Fraser Downs.

Kevin Wallis, among only a dozen North American active drivers with 10000 or more victories, ended his driving career on Tuesday afternoon (November 1) over sloppy going at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono – and a win with Latest Attraction brought his final sulky success total to 10541.

Kevin Wallis, among only a dozen North American active drivers with 10000 or more victories, ended his driving career on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 1) over sloppy going at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono – and a win with Latest Attraction brought his final sulky success total to 10541.

Trainer Chris Lancaster enjoyed a memorable Monday at Fraser Downs thanks to a trio of trips to victory lane on the 11-race card.

Sophomores were the stars of the show Monday evening at Fraser Downs as the oval hosted leg three of the Mary Murphy for filly pacers and the Robert Murphy Memorial for colt and gelding pacers.

Millbank Memorial action continued at Fraser Downs on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 23) with the third leg of the Robert Millbank Memorial, for two-year-old pacing colts, and the third leg for the Betty Millbank Memorial, for two-year-old pacing fillies.