New Brunswick driver Mark Haig scored one of his biggest wins of his harness racing career on Sunday at Truro Raceway as part of their Grand Circuit week.
Winning a division of the prestigious Stanfield three-year-old filly stake was pacer Miss Oromocto.
She is owned by Mel Land of Hopewell Cape and Sharon Burchill of Oromocto, New Brunswick.
Haig, Saint John's top driver for last season is off to another great start this season and is just ten wins shy of five-hundred in his career.
He also has over $ 530,000 in lifetime earnings.
Time of the mile was a new lifetime best for the filly who earned over $ 11,000 in the victory.
She has now accumulated close to $ 31,000 in lifetime earnings.
Meanwhile, another New Brunswick owned filly was second in another division.
Jann Down, owned by the Downey Stables of Quispamsis was a runner-up in her race for driver Gilles Barrieau and earned $ 5900 for her effort.
In just two years of racing the local filly has close to $ 80,000 in earnings.
Scott Waddell