Real Pretty Upsets; Davis Triples

Published: October 17, 2014 08:31 am EDT

Sent off as the longest shot on the toteboard in Thursday’s $10,500 Fillies & Mares Open for pacers at Fraser Downs, Real Pretty got up in the closing strides to prevail in 1:54 for driver Serge Masse.

The Justin Currie-trained Real Pretty got away fourth and held that position throughout the first half of the contest. Keep The Dream and Call Me Up took turns on the lead through panels of :26.4, :56.1 and 1:25, but it was Real Pretty who commenced a first-over rally going to the three-quarter pole before eventually posting the win by three-quarters of a length over Gracie Montana in 1:54. Call Me Up weakened late and settled for third.

Sent off at odds of 7-1, the four-year-old daughter of Real Desire-Prettytrickynicki improved her 2014 record to 4-4-7 from 18 starts with the win for owners Alice and Derek Gilbert of Brandon, Manitoba. The 10-time winner has banked more than $42,000 in her career.

Bill Davis enjoyed a productive night at the office thanks to a three-win performance.

He kicked off the card winning with Justanother Day - a horse from his own outfit – in 1:54. Stablemates Zeballos (1:55 – Race 9) and Breezin On Bye (1:55.3 – Race 10) also prevailed in their respective assignments to help the veteran horseman grab a hat trick on the 11-race card.

Davis’ UTR for 2014 climbed to .514 by the end of the night and his lifetime win total soared to 3,341. He’s trained winners in excess of $15 million in purse earnings to date.

To view results for Thursday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Thursday Results – Fraser Downs.

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