Done Well wins 41st Confederation Cup

Dundas, ON — Elimination winner Done Well topped his performance of a week ago with a 1:50.2 gate-to-wire score in the $139,490 41st edition of the Confederation Cup on Sunday (May 19) at Flamboro Downs.

Done Well posted a 1:50.2 gate-to-wire score in the $139,490 41st edition of the Confederation Cup. Leanne Silverthorne photo.

A four horse charge led the field into the first turn, with Dorsoduro Hanover yielding position from post one to Jimmy Freight while Done Well hustled towards the lead and Rockin Speed took back for a pocket. Jimmy Freight strung out Done Well to a :26.2 opening quarter before letting the Well Said gelding clear command moving to the second turn.

Dorsoduro Hanover tipped first over marching towards a :54.3 half and made steady gains on his stablemate as the speed continued into a 1:22.2 third quarter. Jimmy Freight remained close in the pocket turning into the stretch and mounted the only bid at Done Well heading to the finish but came up three-quarters of a length from victory in the 1:50.2 mile. Dorsoduro Hanover held off Rockin Speed and The Downtown Bus, respectively, for third.

“(There was an anxious moment) a little bit late in the homestretch,” driver Dexter Dunn said after the race. “It’s never nice to have a horse like Jimmy Freight on your back with the speed he’s got. But (Done Well) traveled great like he was here last week — ears pricked the whole way; he was liking his work. I was still pretty confident turning for home, but like I said — with a horse like Jimmy Freight on your back, ready to pounce off your helmet — he did a good job.”

Competing for the Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby and Wingfield Brothers, Done Well has now earned $499,899 from nine victories in 24 lifetime starts. The Ron Burke trainee returned $2.50 to win.

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