The Raindrop Series continued on Friday night at Rideau Carleton Raceway with Erge Baboche and Katies Victory earning their second wins in preliminary action
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In the first of three $6,700 third leg divisions, five-year-old trotter Erge Baboche ($3.40) and driver Denis St. Pierre pulled the pocket after the opening quarter and scooted away to a three and three-quarter length score in a career-best time of 2:00.2. The grey Newtown-Flashdance Merit gelding, who won his first round division and was a runner-up in the second leg, is bred, owned and trained by Eric Poisson of Becancour, Que.
Seven-year-old mare Katies Victory ($4.90) converted a pocket trip into a career-best 1:59.2 four and a half triumph as pacesetter Possessive Power broke stride. The S Js Photo-Questionable Katie mare, driven by John MacDonald for trainer Ron MacDonald and owner Shelley Gass of Cornwall, P.E.I., earned her second straight series win after a sixth place showing in the opening round. Meanwhile, three-year-old gelding Star Photo, who was undefeated in his first four career starts, finished fourth.
St. Pierre, a four-time winner on the 15-race card, also won a later Raindrop division with the front-striding Eminent Domain ($6.60). The four-year-old Muscles Yankee-Vanity Hall mare turned back Fugitif Mirabel en route to a 2:02.4 victory for trainer Sam Sergi, who co-owns with Michael Sergi and Daniel Fay of Canton, New York. Eminent Domain finished second in her only other preliminary leg last week.
The Raindrop Series is for non-winners of $15,000 (fillies and mares $18,750) lifetime as of Dec. 31, 2011.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Rideau Carleton Raceway.