For veteran horseman Per Henriksen, it was certainly worth the drive to Gloucester, Ontario on Thursday night

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Henriksen, who earned the O’Brien Award of Horsemanship in 2009, trucked three trotters to Rideau Carleton Raceway and all three of them found their way to victory lane.

Aden Hanover (1:58.4) was the first to strike a pose in the winner’s circle for Henriksen, who guided the four-year-old son of Andover Hall to an 11-length score in Race 2. Two races later it was that one’s stablemate, Hartmann (2:00), who eked out a head decision in Race 4. The son of Like A Prayer was sent off as the 1-2 favourite.

Broadway Goal (2:00.2) had no problem getting the job done in Race 8, and in doing so he completed Henriksen’s hat trick. The four-year-old son of Broadway drew clear to win by more than a pair of lengths despite being parked for the majority of the mile.

The Norwood, Ontario horseman has sent out 592 winners while stashing away in excess of $9.6 million in the process. His barn has banked more than $1 million in each of the last three seasons.

To view Thursday’s results, click here.