Hat Trick For Archer At Rideau Tuesday

Harness racing at Rideau Carleton Raceway

On the special Tuesday evening (Oct. 8) program at Rideau Carleton Raceway, Mandy Archer harnessed three winners from her stable.

Scandia Hannibal ($3.10) got the ball rolling for Archer in the card opener, a $5,600 conditioned pace, as he was driven by Guy Gagnon to a gate-to-wire victory in 1:59 by 1-1/2 lengths. Pizzazz Hanover (Pascal Berube) finished second with Godro Bets Off (Robert Shepherd) third. Jamie Copley owns the freshman Sportswriter-Lucky Taryn colt, who won his second race in as many starts.

D A Magic Mike ($2.20) followed in race three, a $6,000 conditioned pace, with a three-quarter length victory in 1:55.3 orchestrated by Guy Gagnon. D A Captainobvious (Ryan Guy) grabbed second and Hardoo Parking (Darcy Clancy) rounded out the top three. The McWicked-Taboo Seelster sophomore gelding is owned by Michel Letarte, Jamie Copley, Kimberly Eaton and Max Webster Stable.

Beef N Cheddar ($3.70) and Robert Shepherd completed the hat trick for Archer, winning the claiming pace worth $5,200 by three lengths in 1:54. Alwaysyourway (Jimmy Gagnon) was second and Bs Tyriffic (Ryan Guy) was third. Jamie Copley, Kimberly Eaton, Darren Tingley and Duane Tingley co-own the six-year-old gelded son of Betterthancheddar-Opinionated.

Archer currently leads all trainers at Rideau for wins this season with 77 and has a nine-win advantage over Guy Gagnon in second-place. Her win count ranks among the top 10 for trainers in the nation.

The Tuesday program was run as a rescheduled race date due to the Run For A Cure event held on the track this past Sunday.

To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Rideau Carleton Raceway.

(Standardbred Canada)

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