Windsor, ME — The big horses came to the Windsor Fair on Saturday (August 30), assembled at the bustling mid-Maine oval and intent on capturing fame and glory in one of Maine’s marquee harness racing events, the $15,000 Windsor Fair Invitational.
The crowd, buzzing with excitement, made Two Fold Cold (David Ingraham) the 2-1 post time favorite as the tandem sought to add the Windsor Fair Invitational title to the top honors already secured in the Pine Tree Invitational at First Tracks Cumberland and the Hight Invitational at Skowhegan, but it was Tenzing Bromac N and driver Ron Cushing who got the first call of starter Wes Brown’s mobile gate as he blasted into the first turn as the 3-1 second choice.
Scorching off the car, Cushing hustled his recent New Zealand acquisition to a convincing early lead, hitting the quarter in a breezy :27.2 before forging to the half in a dazzling :55.2.
Ingraham tipped Two Fold Cold to the outside as the field approached the half, intent on tracking Tenzing Bromac N down but was never able to get to within three-lengths of the pacesetter as Cushing kept the peddle to the metal, marching to the three-quarter pole in a dazzling and dissuading 1:23.3.
Rounding the final bend, Tenzing Bromac N appeared in a race only against time when Alex Having Fun (Drew Campbell) swung off the pegs. Inching closer to the front-runner with each and every stride, Campbell ran out of territory despite the impressive spurt of speed, with Tenzing Bromac N maintaining a 3/4-length margin over his closest pursuer as the tele-timer proclaimed the mile in an eye-popping 1:52.2.
Alex Having Fun finished second while Starship (Aaron Hall) claimed third pace honors.
The win marked the fastest mile of the year paced thus far in the state of Maine, and equaled the third fastest mile ever recorded at the Windsor Fair.
“The race went just the way I wanted it to” Ron Cushing remarked, “I know David (Nelson – Windsor’s Director of Racing) and he’s worked hard on the track. Windsor has done a great job bringing it back to life. He wanted a good mile and so did I and I just thought that was the way to do it for that”.
“He’s been off a few weeks, he’s a really nice horse, I like him a lot. He’s probably not at his best yet. He’ll get better – I hope he gets better – but I was very proud of him today. I like him a lot”.
“He had to do all the work today. It’s kind of hard when you’re going like that for the guys to get up to kind of give you competition but I was happy with him. Very happy”.
Tenzing Bromac N, an eight-year-old son of Bettor’s Delight-Talluah Bromac, is trained by Heidi Cushing for owners Ron Cushing and Anthony Sywyk. The pacer established a brand new lifetime mark with the 1:52.2 epic while elevating his career bankroll to $267,130.
Windsor’s nine-day race meet continues on Sunday August 31) with a 1:00 post time and will conclude with a 1:00 performance on Labor Day.
Windsor’s co-marquee $10,000 T.R. Dillon Logging Open Trot, will be held on the Labor Day Monday (September 1) program.
For those not able to come to the track, wagering on the Windsor Fair will be available on most major wagering platforms including Hollywood Races at www.hollywoodraces.com as well as at all state of Maine off track betting parlors.
The video for Windsor’s races will be live-streamed on the Windsor Fair’s Facebook page under the “Featured” tab, and the live audio of Windsor’s cards will be available along the online radio network of Mix Maine Media at The Mix 107.9 FM, True Country 93.5 FM, and THE Score 1160 AM as well as online at www.mixmaine.com