Molson next for Ponder

Graduate Final winner Ponder will seek to defend his crown in the Molson Pace at Western Fair Raceway in London, Ont., beginning with the eliminations this Friday, May 26.

Last year Ponder set the track record while winning both his elimination and the final in identical times of 1:53. The 5-year-old son of The Panderosa goes into the Molson fresh off his 1:49 triumph in the $225,000 Graduate last Saturday, May 20. He tied his lifetime mark of 1:48.3 in his Graduate elimination May 13.

Ponder has drawn into the second elimination with Ron Pierce down to drive. The first elimination features Buckeye One, who chased Ponder home in last year’s final, finishing three-quarters of a length back in second.

Each elimination division carries a purse of $18,000 ( C ) with the top four finishers in each elimination returning for the estimated $250,000 ( C ) final on Friday, June 2.

1st Division –Race 1
1-Pronger J. Kopas
2-Berts Casey B.Forward
3-Lisa Mara K. Oliver
4-Dr. No M. Macdonald
5-John Adams TBA
6-Buckeye One D. Clements
7-Lincoldn Parke D. St. Pierre
8-Rob Roy Mattgregor TBA

2nd Division--Race3
1-Our Lucky Killean J. Moiseyev
2-Bridge Street M. Sumner
3-Must Be Matt A. Cullen
4-Astronomical TBA
5-Ponder R. Pierce
6-Tigerama M. Macdonald
7-Banner Yankee J. Jamieson

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