Western Fair Winner Takes Shortest Route

Published: October 29, 2008 11:54 am EDT

The final race from the Tuesday, October 28 live card at Western Fair Raceway was the scene of a horse taking a unique route to the winner's circle.

On the final turn and for a large majority of the stretch, Dream Well, a four-year-old Dream Away gelding driven by Don McElroy, consecutively paced on the inside of numerous pylons. The duo eventually came back onto the correct side of the pylons just prior to the finish line, which they crossed first in a time of 2:00.

After a judges' inquiry, McElroy and the Mike Watson-trained gelding were left up as the race's official winner.

Western Fair, Tues., Oct. 28, Race 12

Dream Well began the race from Post 1 and had been sent off as the 1-5 post time choice. The pacesetter in the race, Greystone Dylan, went straight to the lead from the outset after being sent off at odds of 47-1 -- the longest shot in the eight-horse field.

After briefly considering a brush to the lead, McElroy opted to drop Dream Wall in the pocket behind Greystone Dylan. McElroy eventually got locked in with his mount and appeared to have trouble controlling the gelding, who looked to be full of pace.

McElroy eventually took Dream Wall to inside the pylons along the final turn -- presumably for the safety of the rest of the field. Late in the stretch, after having been inside multiple consecutive pylons, Dream Wall came back onto the correct side of the pylons and hit the wire first.

This morning, Trot Insider contacted the Ontario Racing Commission for comment on the race, but nobody was available for comment at that time.

To view the charted results from the Tuesday card at Western Fair, click here.

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