Trainer Matthew McDonald collected three victories on the Sunday night (Oct. 16) card at Rideau Carleton Raceway with the hat trick capped from a win by Sea Laird in the featured $10,500 Preferred Handicap Pace.
Claiming action was hot and heavy Monday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park as the oval hosted the opening leg of the Pop Up Series for $8,500 claiming pacers.
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The betting public was bang on when making Parisian Blue Chip an overwhelming favourite in Thursday’s $8,400 Fillies & Mares Preferred at Rideau Carleton Raceway, as the Shawn Steacy trainee thumped the six foes she sparred with.
With Clarke Steacy at the lines, Parisian Blue Chip hustled to the lead from Post 6 and carved out fractions of :28, :57.1 and 1:26 before storming home in :27.2 to win by 5-1/4 lengths over Thinkingofyougabe in 1:53.2. Arrhythmogenic was third.
Sent off at odds of 1-2, the six-year-old daughter of Bettors Delight-She Walks The Walk won for the first time this season from nine attempts for owners Stephen Klunowski and David McDonald. The 17-time winner lifted her lifetime earnings to $338,919 with the victory.