In Saturday night’s second race at Hawthorne, few people expected five-year-old mare Sweetshadyshark to make an impact: she went off the longest shot in the eight-horse field, at 28/1.  Sitting last through the early stages of the race, she picked off horses while wide through the far turn, and found another gear in the stretch run.

As Sweetshadyshark kicked away in the final furlong, powering to a two-and-a-quarter-length victory, she brought a group of new standardbred owners the thrill of their lives.

Read on, and experience the thrill, in my latest piece for the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association!