Shoot The Whiskey Soars In Western Fair Preferred

Shoot The Whiskey and Travis Cullen come home in 27.4 to win in 1:55.1 over an off track. (Racehorsephoto)

There were no chasers up to the task of getting to Shoot The Whiskey as she and driver Travis Cullen led every step of the way in the $12,000 Filly and Mare Preferred on Tuesday (March 31) at The Raceway at Western Fair District.

Scratched down to a quartet, Shoot The Whiskey left from the outside post as the 1-5 favourite. Crossing over quickly to the cones, Shoot The Whiskey asserted herself on the engine, taking the field to the quarter in :29 in front of the pocket-sitting Delta Sunrise (David Kelly). The bettors' choice went unchallenged in the middle half, leading to the halfway point in :58.4 before throttling up to three-quarters in 1:27.2.

Splashing around the final turn and turning for home, Shoot The Whiskey kept her foot on the accelerator with a :27.4 final fraction in the slop, crossing the wire 2-1/2 lengths clear and stopping the clock in 1:55.1. Delta Sunrise held for second, with Ladyterra (Garrett Rooney) hitting the wire in third.

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