by Greg Gangle, WEG media

Rexdale, ON — San Pail, with regular driver Randy Waples, conquered his rivals on Monday night (Dec. 13) at Woodbine Racetrack by scoring a multi-length victory in the C$42,000 Open Trot.

With a field of six, the millionaire son of San Pellegrino stormed his way to the front and never looked back, posting fractions of :28.2, :58 and 1:27.3 before stopping the clock in 1:57. Ericskarri (Rick Zeron) finished second with Armbro Chronicle third.

San Pail, who was voted Canada’s Older Trotting Horse of the Year at the 2009 O’Brien Awards will likely return to the podium again this year as Canada’s best older trotter. He is also in contention for Horse of the Year after winning the C$772,000 Maple Leaf Trot earlier this year. He has posted 12 victories from 14 starts this year with C$635,500 in seasonal earnings.

Trained and co-owned by Rod Hughes along with Glenn Van Camp, San Pail scored his sixth win in a row and saw his career bankroll climb to C$1,690,465. He paid $2.80 for the win.