Two flights of three and four-year-old pacing colts and geldings will step behind the gate on Saturday
night, March 7 at Woodbine Racetrack, and one couldn’t ask for a more wide-open selection.
Card Dealer, a four-year-old son of Camluck sent out by trainer and co-owner Don Lindsey, may use his considerable mileage to good advantage in the first $35,000 split (Race 2, 7:51 p.m.). The gelding is a veteran of 48 starts already, with over $130,000 earned for owners Lindsey, Paul Kleinpaste, William Alempijevic and Dennis Mavrin. Card Dealer is coming off a win in a $19,000 conditioned event on March 2 at Woodbine and will have Jody Jamieson in the bike for the second time on Saturday night.
Also in this division is the front-running Dinner Guest, whose connections must feel has a charmed life. He was recently one of two horses who emerged unscathed from an accident-marred Ontario Boys final in which eight colts went down like dominoes, and finished second to Windsun Twister.
In the second split (Race 4, 8:33 p.m.), trainer Casie Coleman will be sending out a recent arrival to her barn by the name of Real Celebration, a gelding that will be making his first start on Canadian soil. The son of Real Artist has a record of seven wins in 27 starts but has been winless in three this season. Nonetheless, he’s been pegged as the 9-2 second choice in the field. Mark MacDonald will drive.
Rated as the 2-1 favourite in this field is Beach Boy Toy, a son of Artiscape that has been no worse than third in six '09 starts. Sent out by conditioner Jim Ainsworth, who co-owns with William Boden of Vancouver, Beach Boy Toy has earned $40,000 this season and seems primed for bigger things. The horse will be leaving from Post 5 with Rick Zeron in the bike.
The second leg of the Cam Fella Series is slated for Saturday, March 14, with the $67,000 (est.) final on Saturday, March 21.
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(WEG)