Kincardine owner sees winning horse claimed at Clinton Raceway

Brian Shewfelt of Kincardine saw his fastest horse win one of the harness races at the Clinton Raceway, June 25, and the horse was claimed that day.

The owner and trainer of “Ally Flight” saw the horse take his 10th win and a total of $65,000 in purse money.

“He’s my fastest horse so far, been in 1.54.4,” said Shewfelt, “and he got claimed that day.

“I’ll miss him but we have more to start racing soon. It’s been a good ride.”

Shewfelt said “Ally Flight” was claimed, meaning that after a horse has made some money, you put him in claiming races to be competitive. The horse can be claimed by anyone for the price.

“This was a $7,000 claimer and he went to Courtney Robson of Fergus,” said Shewfelt. “There is a lot of claiming going on nowadays. There’s a shortage of horses and you can get in the game real quick.”

He said harness-racing used to be quite popular in Kincardine and there are still a few fans in the area who travel to race tracks to watch the sport.



“Ally Flight” after her win, with owner/trainer Brian Shewfelt (left) of Kincardine, driver Travis Henry and horse-racing fan Heather Struthers of Kincardine; photos by ELU Photography



“Ally Flight” on the track