Western Shore debuts at Pompano Saturday night

The 5-year-old pacing horse Western Shore, a winner of $288,178 during his 2007 campaign, will make his seasonal debut at Pompano Park on Saturday in the featured $10,000 winners over pace, scheduled as the third race on the program.

Owned by Brittany Farms, Ronald Michelon, Ervin Miller Stable, and Riverview Farms, Western Shore was a seven-time winner last season, including a 
triumphant mile in 1:50 at the Meadowlands on March 10 when taking the second leg of the Four Leaf Clover Series.

The son of Western Hanover competed with some of the top older pacers in North America on several occasions last year, finishing fourth, beaten three lengths by Lis Mara in the $685,410 Canadian Pacing Derby, before ending his season with a sixth-place effort in the $500,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace, where he was less than five lengths off winner Artistic Fella.

The Erv Miller trainee  has qualified at Pompano twice this year, prevailing by a neck in a February 29 heat in 1:55.1, before returning on March 7 to post a 4 1/2-length victory in 1:53.3.

Western Shore is listed as the 3-1 second choice in the morning line for the Saturday feature, and has drawn post seven for his 2007 unveiling with Dale Hiteman scheduled to drive .

No Nonsense Yankee, who exits a disappointing seventh-place performance in the $267,000 Isle of Capri Pacing Series final, will challenge Western Shore from post six on Saturday for Despina Powell and trainer Mike Deters.

The 5-year-old son of Jenna’s Beach Boy has visited the winner’s circle three times in 2008, including a victory in a second-leg division of the Isle of Capri Pacing Series where the gelding covered the mile in a lifetime best 1:50.

Installed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite, No Nonsense Yankee will be driven by Wally Hennessey. (Pompano Park)

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