Trainer Gary MacDonald started off his Thursday evening at Rideau Carleton Raceway with a win, and things just kept on rolling from there for the resident of Edwards, Ont

ario.

McDonald and driver Ted McDonald teamed up to win the curtain lifter with Coreys Apache in 1:55.3. Stephane Gendron and McDonald then clicked with Coast Highway, who rallied for a 1:55 triumph, in the seventh race.

John MacDonald’s driving services were used in the eighth race to score with the Gary McDonald-trained Glencove Royal, who shrugged off a parked out trip to win his assignment in 1:58.

The three-win performance for trainer McDonald bumped his 2009 win total to 29, while his lifetime number climbed to 410. He has sent out winners of purses in excess of $2.3 million to date.

To view Thursday’s harness racing results, click here.