A parade of freshmen stars trekked to Truro Raceway on Sunday afternoon, with the rookies going toe-to-toe in five Maritime Breeders Eliminations.
Pictonians Souwest extended his winning streak to four-in-a-row thanks to his 1:59.3 triumph in the first division. Gary Chappell sliced out panels of :31, 1:00.4 and 1:30.2 with the Wade Sorrie student before tacking on a :29.1 final quarter en route to the 1:59.3 decision over DWs Jack and Woodmere Sandman.
Sent off as the 1-5 favourite, the son of Western Paradise-Southview Sasha drew away to win by 4-1/4 lengths for owner Daniel Ross of Belfast, PE. The victory improved the gelding’s record to 7-1-0 in 10 starts, and it pushed his earnings to $33,279.
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