Bermudian harness racing driver Kiwon Waldron maximized his solitary appearance of the night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Indiana, piloting Jet Six to a superb second-place podium finish.
Operating on a streamlined one-race itinerary, Waldron was forced to make his single drive count against a fiercely competitive Pace Class field under the Friday night lights.
Steering Jet Six from a favorable draw, the Bermudian driver launched a clinical tactical bid early in the mile, asserting his positioning beautifully down the backstretch to stay within striking distance of the leaders. As the field rounded the final turn and entered the famously grueling Hoosier Park home stretch, Waldron unleashed Jet Six with a powerful closing burst.
The duo surged forward to hunt down the frontrunner, crossing the wire in a blistering time of one minute, fifty-two and two-fifths seconds.
While they were narrowly denied the ultimate prize in the final strides, the exceptionally fast sub-1:53 mile highlights the sharp tactical form Waldron continues to maintain on the elite North American circuit. The podium finish provides an excellent building block for the standardbred driver as he prepares for a busy slate of multi-race cards later in the week.
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