Kims Quest takes Blizzard

Kims Quest grabbed control of the racetrack early and then stole her way to a 1:54.3 victory in the $60,000 Blizzard Pacing Series final for 3 and 4-year-old fillies and mares on Thursday night at Woodbine Racetrack.

 

The sophomore daughter of Royal Mattjesty - Michelles Destiny was sent straight to command for driver Luc Ouellette from post four and quickly stacked up her nine rivals in behind her through a moderate opening quarter of :28.4. In the meantime, heavily favored Miss Sand Creek, who had won in both preliminary legs, got away ninth and last and was at a major disadvantage from the outset.

 

Kims Quest continued uncontested through a first half of just :58.1, leaving her with plenty left in the tank for the final half. Ouellette asked the filly for more in the third quarter and she zipped past the third panel in 1:26 before polishing off the victory with a :28.3 final quarter.

 

The Mistress made an impressive uncovered rally in the final half to finish second with Allamerican Damsel rounding out the top three and Miss Sand Creek never did fire, eventually finishing last. The winner returned a generous $9.00 for the victory.

 

It was the first win in two tries this season and just the second lifetime for Kims Quest who is trained by Michael Grant for 1187422 Ontario Inc. of Gloucester, Ontario. The lion’s share of the purse boosted her bankroll to just shy of $70,000 lifetime.

 

Live racing is back on Friday night at Woodbine with first post at 7:30 p.m. The main event will be the $64,100 Snowshoe Pacing Series final for 3 and 4-year-olds. (WEG)