Elimination winner Intimidate and driver Ron Pierce got away
seventh behind Knows Nothing (Jody Jamieson), who marched past the
first-quarter in 27-seconds.
Hambletonian and Canadian Trotting Classic winner Market
Share (Tim Tetrick) was parked out and taken to the front into the
backstretch. Before the half in :55.2, the other elimination winner
Little Brown Fox (Yannick Gingras) was on the attack. He clocked
three-quarters in 1:24.4.
Favoured Intimidate vaulted off third-over cover into the
stretch, unleashing a :27.1 final frame en route to scoring his fifth straight
victory. The gelding stopped the clock in a lifetime mark of
1:52.4. Little Brown Fox was beaten three and a quarter lengths for
second while Market Share faded to third.
“I never even pulled the earplugs and I just chirped at him
a couple times,” said Pierce. “He did it all on his own. A monkey could’ve won
with this horse.”
The homebred son of Justice Hall-Fabulous Tag has lifted his
2012 record to 13-3-0 from 17 starts. The 14-time career winner increased his
lifetime earnings to $418,590 for trainer Luc Blais, who also shares ownership
with Judith Farrow.
Intimidate returned $5, $3 and $2.40, combining with Little
Brown Fox ($3.60, $2.40) for a $17.30 (3-4) exactor. A 3-4-8 (Market
Share, $2.50 to show) triactor was worth $31.80, while a $1 superfecta [3-4-8-2
(Prestidigitator)] paid $87.85.
