For the second straight year, a Rideau Carleton Raceway track record has fallen during Ontario Sires Stakes competition.
In the second of two $99,800 Gold Series divisions at the Ottawa oval on Sunday, July 11, three-year-old trotting colt Logan Park sprinted down the stretch to reel in pacesetter Highland Mowgli and trip the teletimer at 1:52.4. Highland Mowgli settled for second, a half length behind the favourite, and Macho Martini was three lengths behind in third. The mile lowered the former three-year-old trotting colt and gelding record of 1:54.1 set by All Wrapped Up in 2019 and equaled the all-age track record set by P L Notsonice in three-year-old trotting filly Gold Series action last summer.
Trainer Mandy Archer had a productive Thursday at Rideau Carleton Raceway thanks to a four-win performance on the 11-race card.
Archer teamed up with Guy Gagnon to take the opener with Malvolio in 2:00. They also joined forces to capture Race 4 with Thinkingofyoubabe in 1:58.2.
Gagnon then went down the road in Race 5 with the Archer-trained The Twist in 1:59.4. Samuel Fillion piloted Archer’s final winner on the card – Wisk Key K in 1:57 in Race 7.
Archer has assembled a solid record of 28-22-17 from the 123 starters she’s sent out this year. Those numbers have earned her a .373 UTR and earnings in excess of $135,000.
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.
Owner-trainer-driver Michael Healey left the gate behind his pupil Vero Amore Bi as the second-longest shot on the board but nonetheless hit the beam first in the $9,200 Preferred Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday (June 27).
Leaving from the second tier, Vero Amore Bi landed in third as pylon-starter Cloud Nine Hanover led the field to the quarter in :28.3. Healey then sent his 7-year-old Manofmanymissions stallion after the lead through a :59 half to seize control and accelerate up the backside. Passing three-quarters in 1:27.1, Vero Amore Bi strolled off the turn and maintained his speed to the finish of a 1:56.4 mile while chased home by Magic Night, who took second by 1 3/4 lengths. Lestenpercent closed from near last for third.
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