91-year-old (Harness) Driver is Real Menace

Equidaily.com links to a great story on Leo Burns, the 91-year-old harness racer and trainer who took a 2-year-old stakes at a fairgrounds track in Anna, Ill. earlier this week.

After having made a miscue at the start of her last race, Winsome Wyoming, driven by 91-year-old owner, trainer, and driver Leo Burns, got back on track at the Union County Fair in Anna, Ill. on Wednesday, August 23. The duo dominated their division, in 2:052, in the Egyptian Colt Stakes raced on the first of three days of harness racing action at the fair.

Burns planted Winsome Wyoming right on the front and his opponents could not reach the duo and mount challenge. In the end, Burns and the flashy chestnut filly by Wilson Wyoming finished 35 lengths ahead of the field and posted their seventh win in eight outings this year. The 2-year-old now has won in excess of $14,000. Tuf’s Gift and driver Buddy Simpson, who is closing in on 1,000 career wins, finished second, and Defiant Girl and driver Pat Melloy, Jr. finished third.

Burns will head to the Du Quoin State Fair the last week in August for his next start with Winsome Wyoming. Burns hails from Albion, Ill. and trains two horses.

US Trotting Association: Winsome Wyoming gets back on track at Anna, Ill.

Equidaily.com: When is this story going to get the press coverage it deserves???... 91YO sulky driver and 2YO filly score by 35 lengths for seventh win in eight starts!