Cavalry Officer made his first trip to the winner’s circle this year after pulling off a dominate score in the $1,400 Open Handicap Trot on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park
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Trainer/driver Marc Campbell sent Cavalry Officer to the lead from Post 3 and never looked back en route to a five and three-quarter length score 2:05.4, with fractions timed in :31, 1:03.3 and 1:35.3. The 5-2 second choice picked up his first win in four outings this year with his front-end victory over favourite Caliban Hanover (Corey MacPherson), who rallied off the cover of third-placer finisher Inscribed (Harold Shepherd) for second.
Cavalry Officer, a five-year-old son of Angus Hall-Bee Sting who has won nine races lifetime and earned $16,326 in purses, is owned by Greenoaks Farm of Mississauga, Ont.
In the $2,400 feature pace, favourite Pans O Silver also went wire-to-wire to prevail by over five lengths notching his first win after finishing second in four previous starts this year. Brian MacPhee directed the nine-year-old son of Pans To Reason-Silverwood Diane through stations of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:29.3 before tripping the teletimer in 1:59.3.
The winner of 43 races and $67,439 lifetime is trained and owned by breeder Alex MacPhee. Yankee Sun (Jason Hughes) finished second over the pocket-sitting Tanks A lot (Gary Chappell).
Agoaltenderbytrade and trainer/driver Mark McKinnon won the first of two 3/4-mile paces by five and a half lengths in 1:32 for local owner John Darte while three-year-old Marching Band broke his maiden with a 1:32.4 effort in the second event for trainer/driver Joseph Hennessey and owner William Andrew of Calgary, Alta.
A pair of 1-1/16 mile paces were also carded on Saturday and they were won by Anthony Beaton’s Aahm Cruisin in 2:10, with Brian MacPhee in the bike for trainer Ambyr MacPhee, and The Tominator in 2:08.4. Corey MacPherson did the driving for trainer Darrell Poulton, who shares ownership with Shelley Gass.
Saturday’s program marked the final card of the season until April 24.
To view Saturday’s results, click here.