“Lefkada wants a blanket,” exclaimed The Raceway’s announcer Sugar Doyle as tonight’s $10,000 Preferred Trot celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society was in the final seconds. And the only mare in the field was successful as she took down favourites Sicario and Willyorwonthe in the final steps to win in 1:57.2 on the first Friday of the track’s fall meet.
Willyorwonthe set the tempo through fractions of :28.1 and :58.2 and at the 1:27.3 third panel he had company in Sicario who managed to take over as they headed out of the last turn but on the outside with tons of trot was Lefkada who grabbed the win for driver Scott Wray. Sicario and Willyorwonthe weren’t far behind.
It was the second win in 13 tries this year for the five-year-old daughter of E L Titan owned by trainer Jack Wray along with Thomas Way and Peter Charlton. Tonight’s effort puts her over $160,000 in lifetime earnings. Lefkada is a half-sister to $1.4 million winner Intimidate.
Giving Lefkada that blanket, along with other gifts on behalf of OSAS was Joice Schofield, a long time volunteer for OSAS and her daughter Kristine Robertson. The Raceway is the 10th Ontario racetrack to celebrate OSAS’s 25th anniversary this year. Next up will be Mohawk on October 23 and the final race will be at Rideau Carleton on October 28.