CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Dreamfair Vogel extended his win streak to four with an impressive victory in Gold Series Elimination action at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening.
With Randy Waples in the race bike, the three-year-old pacing colt landed in fifth-place from Post 6, watching from nine lengths back as Firstline Luck and Trevor Ritchie rocketed off the outside of the starting gate to a :26.2 opening quarter. Firstline Luck maintained his position on the front end through an equally torrid :54 half and 1:22.1 three quarters with Armbro Warranty hot on his heels in second and Silver D Moon sitting third.
Heading for the three-quarters Daniel Dube sent D Cs Bunny to the outside and Waples followed with Dreamfair Vogel. When D Cs Bunny failed to make significant gains on the leaders Waples pulled Dreamfair Vogel three-wide and kicked him into gear. By the top of the stretch the Village Jiffy colt was one and three-quarters back in second and from there he simply pulled away from the field, hitting the wire four lengths on top in 1:51.1.
Firstline Luck stayed game for second while Pacific Titan moved into third spot. Camystic closed well from the back of the back to finish fourth and D Cs Bunny hung on for a top five placing.
The win was Dreamfair Vogel’s fifth of the season and his fourth since owners John and Mary Lamers of Ingersoll made the decision to place him in the care of top trainer Bill Robinson in early September. The homebred pacer has two seconds and two thirds to go along with his victories and has banked $237,708 through 15 starts this season.
With just next Saturday’s Gold Final remaining in the regular season Dreamfair Vogel sits atop the division standings with 237 points and is the early favourite for a victory in the $300,000 Super Final at Mohawk Racetrack on Nov. 16. Former Gold Final winners Armbro Warranty and Silver D Moon sit second and third in the point standings.
With just one Elimination going postward Saturday evening, all ten contestants are eligible to return to Mohawk for the Gold Final next weekend and, after wrapping up the regular season, the top 10 point earners will then proceed to the lucrative Super Final.
Ontario Sires Stakes action continues at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening when the talented two-year-old pacing fillies go postward in a single Gold Elimination.