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Kneedeep N Custard came within two-fifth’s of a second from matching the all-time track record Friday evening at Fraser Downs thanks to his 1:50.4 triumph in the $12,000 Open Handicap for pacers. Trainer/driver Kelly Hoerdt got away last with Kneedeep N Custard while race favourite Tiempo Hanover shot to the top and whizzed through wicked fractions of :27, :54 and 1:21. Hoerdt had his charge on the move from last while a little more than a final quarter of the contest remained, and thanks to a :29-second closing kick Kneedeep N Custard was able to draw away to win by 1-1/4 lengths over Tie...

After a facile score last week in her 2021 debut, Jodi Loftus' Chase The Ace ($3.40) coasted to a new lifetime mark in Wednesday's (April 14) edition of the $12,000 Fillies and Mares Open/optional claiming handicap at Fraser Downs. Trainer-driver Brandon Campbell took his time with Chase The Ace, settling her fourth in the five-mare field while Rockin Mystery (Rod Therres) controlled early splits of :28.4 and :56.3. With three-eighths to go, Chase The Ace moved second-over in an attempt to follow the cover of Paperback Thriller (Brad Watt), but was forced three-wide into the far turn after Pa...

On the heels of a near miss and a runner-up performance in last week’s top class at Fraser Downs, Armycaptin Hanover marched right back into battle Friday evening and came away victorious in the $12,000 Open Pace. Armycaptin Hanover was allowed to get away last in the six-horse affair while Just A Start led the field through fractions of :27.3 and :54.4 while being pressed by race favourite Kneedeep N Custard. Dontpokethedragon then applied first-over pressure on Just A Start late in the mile and Armycaptin Hanover was able to slip out and catch that foe’s cover. Scott Knight rallied Arm...

Officials with Harness Racing B.C. and the province's thoroughbred industry recently met with government officials in an attempt to secure added funding. Over a Zoom session, the B.C. government informed the horse racing community that it could not meet its request for funding as the industry has lobbied for nearly the last year to subsidize racing while casinos remain closed in the pandemic. “It’s just been a battle," Nigel Holmes, executive director of Harness Racing British Columbia (HRBC) told Trot Insider. "We worked closely with the thoroughbreds in trying to come up with our en...

Circling to the lead by the quarter, Paperback Thriller remained strong on the point to the finish of the $12,000 featured pace at Fraser Downs on Wednesday (March 31). Driver Brandon Campbell settled Paperback Thriller into second nearing a :29.3 opening quarter, but soon revved the six-year-old Mystery Chase mare from the pocket to the front passing the stands. The Jim Marino trainee took control before a :58.2 half and continued to roll as the field marched to three-quarters in 1:26.4. She gained some separation around the final turn but grew slightly leg weary as odds-on favourite Cusdmag...