Demers And Gagnon Rule Rideau’s Roost
Trainer Gerard Demers and driver Guy Gagnon teamed up for three wins on the Sunday evening program at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and their productive night at the office
included a victory in the feature race with Best Show In Town.
The 15-race program saw Gagnon and Demers join forces to take the opener with Paperscissors Rock in gate-to-wire fashion. The son of Muscles Yankee, who was sent off as the even-money favourite stopped the clock in 2:00.
They returned to victory lane in the fourth race following Lady Gambler’s off-the-pace score. The five-year-old daughter of CR Royal Flush, who was sent off at odds of 14-1, stopped the clock in 1:58.4.
Their biggest win on the card occurred in the eighth race – the $12,100 Preferred Pace – with Best Show In Town. The seven-year-old son of Grinfromeartoear front-stepped his way through fractions of :27.1, :57.1 and 1:26 before kicking home in :28.2 for the 1:54.2 decision. Match Bayama was second and Red Leaf Again finished third.
The roan gelding, who races for 9174 7998 Quebec Inc. of Blainville, QC, has put together a 4-3-1 record in his first nine starts of the season while banking $35,647 in the process. He has stashed away more than $306,000 to date.
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