Kindly Poet best in Spring Pacing Championship

Kindly Poet is a pacer known for his off-the-pace prowess, but he used his front-stepping skills to capture the opening leg of the Spring Pacing Championship at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening, scoring in 1:51.

 

In rein to Sylvain Filion, the 7-year-old son of Western Ideal-Stonebridge Elite battled to the quarter pole in :26.2 with Hyperion Hanover and driver Jody Jamieson before releasing them to the lead.  Filion, however, wasted little time in sending Kindly Poet right back to the engine and once he cleared it was game over. The Murray Brethour trainee rolled to the mid-way point in :55.1 before rounding the final turn and hitting the three-quarter pole in 1:24.  Kindly Poet turned on the afterburners when called on to do so in the stretch, and his :27-second final quarter speed helped propel him to the decision.

 

Annieswesterncard kicked off cover in the lane and rallied to finish second behind the 2-1 favorite, while Hyperion