Warrawee Koine held off Pancleefandarpels for the second consecutive week to capture the $32,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace.

Driven by Rick Zeron, Warrawee Koine hustled off the gate from Post 5 to establish early command of the six-horse field. She carved out panels of :28.1 and :57.1 without facing any challengers. As she approached the 1:26 third quarter mark, even-money favourite Pancleefandarpels (Randy Waples) pulled the pocket but could not catch the pacesetter, who scored by half a length in 1:53.2. Smashbox (Jody Jamieson) rounded out the top three.

Warrawee Koine paid $6.80 to win for the third time in eight seasonal starts. The five-year-old Astreos-My Gal Hall mare lifted her earnings to $78,800 for 2011 and $298,758 lifetime for owner Dr. Michael Wilson of Rockwood, Ont. The victory leaves trainer Colin Johnson just one away from reaching the 3,000-win milestone.

(courtesy Standardbred Canada)