One of the winningest trainers in the history of Atlantic Canadian harness racing scored a career milestone on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as Ron Matheson achieved his 1,000th career training victory.
TH Boomtown, driven by Gilles Barrieau, gave Matheson win number 1,000 of his training career in a 1:55.3 romp in race one. The Charlottetown horseman is in his fifth decade training as a regular fixture at Red Shores Charlottetown.
Maggiesdelight (Corey MacPherson) won the $3,300 featured pace in 1:55.2 for co-owner and trainer Michelle Myers and co-owner Roger MacDonald. Race favourite Shake N Blake (Jason Hughes) had her win streak cut short at four wins as she had to settle for second.
Trainer/driver Paul Langille doubled up on the evening winning with Well Did (1:57.3) in race four and Havarti (1:58) in race eight. The Lower Onslow, N.S. horseman also had a third driving win as he jumped aboard the Earl Watts-trained Rock The Baby for a 1:56.3 score at 35-1 odds.
Privilege (David Dowling) provided another upset in race 11 as the George Rennison trainee won the $2,800 class in 1:56.3 at 21-1 odds.
Luigi Bizacko (Steven Murphy) scored an upset in race five with a 15-1 victory in 1:58.4.
Live harness racing continues on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m., with the start of the Atlantic Breeders Crown Weekend Of Champions, presented by MacRae’s Backhoe and Trucking.
To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(Red Shores)