by Kawartha Downs

Fraserville, ON — If all of the Racing Under Saddle (RUS) races this season are as exciting as the one tonight (June 4) at Kawartha Downs which kicked off the 2016 RUS season, it should prove a wonderful year.

Photo courtesy of Kawartha Downs

Southwind Alice and Evelyn Harms posing for the camera after their win.

A terrific crowd was on hand at the Fraserville track to watch the trotters in the sixth race being ridden rather than driven. The lead changed hand several times throughout the race with the trotters four-wide across the stretch heading for home.

At the wire first was Southwind Alice with Evelyn Harms at the controls followed by Santo Domingo and Marit Valstad and Massive Muscles and Karoline Nielsen.

“I sat tight until the time was right,” said Harms, who has been participating in RUS races since 2013, following the race.

Dave Dowling trains the winner, a 5-year-old daughter of Muscle Hill, for owner Allan Neal of Grand Bend, Ontario.

Racing returns next Saturday (June 11) with a 7 p.m. post time.