Corey Braden, the leading driver at Colonial Downs’ current fall harness meet, won five consecutive races on a drizzly Sunday afternoon at the New Kent track
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The streak began in the fifth race with Hurrikane Shannon ($31.20) and ended with Odds On Diamant ($5.80) in the finale. Inbetween, Braden scored with All American Solo ($11.00), Frank Lloyd ($5.80) and Life Uptown ($5.40). Heading into Sunday’s action, Braden led Chris Page by two wins, 12 to 10, but Page did not reach the winner’s circle Sunday. Braden will carry a seven win margin when racing resumes Tuesday afternoon.
Dienecologist, a 14-year-old Die Laughing gelding, reached the winner’s circle for the first time in two years with a tally in one of a trio of three-quarter mile races Colonial carded Sunday.
Frank Milby drove Dienecologist, who was sent off at 20-1. The veteran pacer stayed patiently in second the first two fractions, drove by Bunafide Artist in mid-stretch and beat fast-closing Catnapper by 1-1/2 lengths at the wire in 1:24,3.
Using a front stepping approach for the third consecutive race, Credit Marker captured the $10,500 final leg of the Doug & Todd Parker Memorial Trotting Series Saturday night at Colonial Downs.
The five-year-old Credit Winner horse wired the field in the first two series in 1:58 and 1:57 respectively. On Saturday, trainer/driver Jason MacDougall directed Credit Marker to another coast to coast effort, in 1:58.1, as colder weather rolled in during the race card.
Despite his early success in the series, Credit Marker was not favoured in the finale. That honour went to Dan O’Mara’s Muscle Maker, who won a second leg division by four lengths in 1:56.4, but broke in the first leg and finished a distant sixth. The three-year-old Muscles Yankee gelding broke stride Saturday again and finished last among the field of ten.
Colonial Downs is dark Monday. Live racing resumes Tuesday with an eleven race card at 1:00 p.m.
(Colonial Downs)