Every racetrack deserves to have at least one day when it offers high-quality racing and lures fans of all ages to enjoy the experience. For The Raceway at Western Fair District, that is Camluck Classic night, and on Friday (May 30), trainer David Menary is hoping to pick up his first win in the race with 50 years of history. The C$150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational Pace has been won by some elite performers since the turn of the century, including Foiled Again (2011-12), State Treasurer (2013-15) and Bit Of A Legend N (2017). All of those horses made north of $2 million in their careers, and while the 2025 edition of the Camluck lacks a double millionaire, it does include a very competitive field led by two from the Menary barn. "It would be nice to get a picture with either horse," said Menary. "They do a really good job at Western Fair. It is their closing night and it will be one of the biggest attendance cards of racing in Ontario this year. It brings out a lot of people. The grandstand is full, the dining room is full, there are people in the infield. It is an electric type of night." Brue Hanover is a horse that jumps off the page. Since shipping north for Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi to join Menary, the 5-year-old has won seven straight starts, including the top-level Preferred at Woodbine Mohawk Park four straight times. Most recently he posted a career-best 1:49 victory over that surface while bettering 2024 North America Cup winner Nijinsky. "He came up for the New Holland Series, but he's won in the top class at the Meadowlands and the Open at Pocono," said Menary. "His last race [1:49 win] he went the mile of his life. It was cold, dirty and windy. He kind of got things his own way. It was the first starts back for Nijinsky and Ervin [Hanover], and I don't think anyone was looking to re-move [to the front], so he kind of caught a breather and took off." Brue Hanover, the 8-5 morning line favorite, will start from post five on Friday with regular driver James MacDonald in the bike and Menary likes the spot. "I think both of my horses being right in the middle of the gate will be put in play, and I'm pretty confident in the drivers. Hopefully things shake out ok." ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Just to Brue Hanover's inside is the other Menary trainee in Ervin Hanover. Like his stablemate, he's a 5-year-old sent from a top U.S. barn - Jeff Cullipher (Pollack Racing owners) - to take on Canadian foes. Ervin Hanover also had his own run of success at the Preferred level at Mohawk Park when he won three straight – one in 1:47 3/5 – in November and December. Making his first start of 2025, he was third behind Brue Hanover in a May 17 Preferred. "He had a hell of a November and went some scary miles. We turned him out in Kentucky," said Menary about Ervin Hanover, who didn't race the first four months of 2025. "He's come back really well. Hopefully he can have a big year." While most of their recent miles have been over the seven-eighths track, both are quite familiar with half-mile ovals like the one they will see Friday at The Raceway and have won at Yonkers Raceway in their careers. "I think the four is an ideal spot for him. The very first start I raced him last year he went the fastest first quarter ever at Flamboro from the eight-hole. He went a 25 4/5 first quarter and 54 flat to the half. I don't want to see him have to go that kind of mile so early in the year, but he's a classy horse and I think Dougie [McNair] will be able to do whatever he wants with him. "Both horses trained really good together today [Tuesday]. We'll warm them up Friday night and see if we need to make any adjustments." A horse that loves the smaller track is 3-1 second choice Chase H Hanover. He was second in the rich MGM Borgata Pacing Series final at Yonkers Raceway for trainer Cory Stratton and hasn't missed the board in seven tries over the surface this year. The richest horse in the field, with $1.4 million earned, starts from post six with Tyler Borth in the bike. The only trainer or driver in the 2025 Camluck with a chance to repeat have joined forces. Louis-Philippe Roy has won three of the previous five editions of the race, and he'll steer Clever Cody (15-1) from post seven for trainer Dr. Ian Moore, who conditioned State Treasurer to his three-peat a dozen years ago. Others in the field include Poseidon Seelster (6-1, post one, Bob McClure), Lou's World (8-1, post two, Jody Jamieson), Blue Hunt, (8-1, post three, Jason Ryan) and Fortify (10-1, post eight, Dan Dube). For Menary, he also has a big chance to win the co-featured C$50,000 Forest City Invitational for pacing mares. The 46-year-old will send out 3-1 second choice Blue Pacific (post three) against a strong group that includes a pair of millionaires in Odds On Platinum (post four) and So Much More (post five). Blue Pacific has won four of 11 starts on the year but comes into the Forest City off a break on the half-mile track at Flamboro Downs in the Margaret Juravinski, a race won by Odds On Platinum as the 1-5 chalk. "It is a staggered gate and it is tougher to leave from the rail at Flamboro than it used to be. He kind of drove her off her feet a little. It was her first time on a half, and she was just in a bad spot. The surface at Flamboro could've been a little better and the rail could've been a little better," said Menary about Blue Pacific. "She came out of it ok and we made a few adjustments. She trained ok today, too." The action on the 12-race card at The Raceway starts at 5:50 PM (EDT) and includes a number of guaranteed wagers - $20K Pick 5 in race 1; $7.5K Pick 4 in race 2; $20K Pick 5 in race 8; and $10K Pick 4 in race 9. Race 11 - May 30 at The Raceway - $150K Camluck Classic Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer- Morning Line 1-Poseidon Seelster-Bob McClure-Donald Lindsey 6-1 2-Lou's World-Jody Jamieson-Garry Merner Jr. 8-1 3-Blue Hunt-Jason Ryan-Jodie Cullen 8-1 4-Ervin Hanover-Doug Mcnair-Dave Menary 4-1 5-Brue Hanover-James MacDonald-Dave Menary 8-5 6-Chase H Hanover-Tyler Borth-Cory Stratton 3-1 7-Clever Cody-Louis-Philippe Roy-Dr. Ian Moore 15-1 8-Fortify-Dan Dube-Rene Bourassa 10-1 AE1-Captain Fear Not