Garrett Rooney delivered one win after another in his first five drives on Wednesday, April 1 at The Raceway at Western Fair District.

Driving trainer Don Thomson's homebred four-year-old pacer Big Rooster ($2.70), Rooney sent the maiden-breaking four-year-old on a front-end mission to open the mid-week card with a two-length win in 1:59.1.

In his next two drives in the third and fourth races, Rooney guided popular four-year-old pacing mare Angel Of Honor ($2.30) to a half-length triumph over Greystone Wicked in a two-minute mile for trainer Gerard Lilley then sprang a 13-1 upset with four-year-old pacer Left On Read ($29) leading wire-to-wire in 2:02.1 for the Randy Marriage stable.

Back in action in the sixth race, The Raceway's leading driver sent the seven-year-old trotting mare Toscano Girl ($8.50) on a successful first-over journey for her fifth win of the year in 2:00.4 for conditioner Greg Price. In the next race, veteran pacer Shanghaigold ($4.80), trained by Melissa Loyer, fought off Livin Large for a repeat score by half a length in 1:59.4 to complete Rooney's five-win night.

The 41-year-old Iona, Ont. reinsman has earned more than 200 wins and $1 million in purses the last four straight seasons, with a career-best 294 wins in 2024 and $1.56 million in 2025. Rooney has won 73 races so far this year and ranks tied for fifth place in the 2026 national driver standings. Lifetime, he's driven winners of 2,163 races and more than $11.5 million in purses.

To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results - Western Fair Raceway.

(Standardbred Canada; photo of Garrett Rooney from a win in 2025)