Teamster Simon Allard showed no mercy to his sulky-sitting counterparts at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening thanks to his eight-win performance
on the 15-race card.
Three of Simon’s winning efforts came behind horses trained by his brother, Rene Allard. They joined forces to click with Aloft (1:57.1), Shanghai Tiger (1:55) and Stonebridge Wish (1:52.2) in the featured $10,700 conditioned/claiming pace, but the winning didn’t stop there for Simon.
He tacked on additional wins with Aka The Situation (1:56.2), Mya Mutt (1:58.3) Banner Baby (1:56.4), Shark Shootout (1:57.1) and Chip Dot Com (2:00.2) to complete the eight-win performance.
The career winner of 1,579 races has racked up more than $12.4 million in career earnings with the horses he has driven, and he’s on the verge of celebrating his sixth consecutive season of banking more than $1 million in earnings. He leads all Rideau reinsman with 155 trips to victory lane over the oval this season.
To view results for Thursday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Thursday Results – Rideau Carleton Raceway.