by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications

Campbellville, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes Gold winner L A Delight scored another impressive victory Thursday night (July 30) at Mohawk Racetrack in second leg action of the Whenuwishuponastar Series.

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L A Delight was a 1:54 winner for driver Randy Waples.

A field of seven rookie pacing fillies squared off in the $9,240 second round of the three-week series event. The Bob McIntosh trainee L A Delight, who did not compete in round one, was made the heavy 1-5 favorite over leg one winner Shes Lights Out.

The round one winner sprinted to the front for driver Paul MacDonell in Thursday’s contest, while L A Delight and driver Randy Waples got away just behind in second.

Shes Lights Out set fractions of :28, :57.1 and 1:26.2 with L A Delight waiting patiently in the pocket for the stretch drive. In the stretch, L A Delight powered by Shes Lights Out on the outside and cruised home under a hand drive from Waples to win by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:54. Shes Lights Out battled to the wire to finish second, while Bad Lightning, who was green behind the gate and got away sixth, finished third.

A daughter of Bettor’s Delight, L A Delight is the third foal out of the talented pacing filly West Of L A and is a half-sister to the $627,472 winning gelding Somewhere In L A.

L A Delight is owned and bred by Robert McIntosh Stables Inc., C S X Stables and Al McIntosh Holdings Inc. The rookie pacing filly now has three wins from four starts for earnings of $40,041. A $2 win ticket on L A Delight paid $2.40.

The final of the Whenuwishuponastar Series will take place next Thursday (Aug. 6).