A Cape Breton man is bringing a former harness racing horse back to the island after discovering he was in a dealer lot, sometimes known as a 'kill pen,' in Michigan.

Jayce Mercer of in Albert Bridge, N.S, was scrolling through his Facebook feed when he spotted a familiar horse: Mr. Bob Lewis — a standardbred racehorse he had groomed when he was in his teens. It had been about ten years since Mercer had seen the horse but he recognized him. His playful name confirmed this was the horse he had wo…