Shark Week’s 17-race, 11-month unbeaten streak at Alberta’s top level of harness racing ended on Saturday (Apr. 27) at Century Downs as Bonus Round (Santanna Blue Chip) caught him in the $25,000 Preferred. Shark Week, the fastest horse in Western Canada history, went to the front as usual for Mike Hennessy and headed the field
Daisy Corvette revved up off cover turning for home and sprang an 11-1 upset in Century Downs' final Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace of the month, which featured a purse boost to $25,000, on Friday, April 26.
After guiding Outlaw Blue Isle to her first Fillies & Mares Preferred win on Friday, Dave Kelly engineered the winning trip with stablemate Bonus Round in the Preferred Pace on Saturday, April 20 at Century Downs to give that pacer his first top class tally.
Outlaw Blue Isle earned her first victory facing Preferred distaffers, holding on for the half-length score in the $12,500 top mares class at Century Downs on Friday, April 19.