Power Shot found the wire just in time to prevail by a nose in the featured $13,000 Preferred Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday night over last week’s winner Star Ruffnready
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Outside starter Power Shot shot to the lead with Guy Gagnon in the bike and carved out fractions of :29, :59.1 and 1:28.1 while Star Ruffnready (Rheo Filion) moved out from fourth and launched a first over attack. Power Shot held a one length lead into the lane but the popular Star Ruffnready narrowed that margin coming to the wire in 1:57.3. Power Shot held on to score by a nose over Star Ruffnready while pocket-sitter Windshear (Robert Robinson) finished three lengths in arrears.
Power Shot paid $6.90 to win as the 5-2 third choice in the field of seven. The seven-year-old son of Via Blaze-Lizardskin picked up his fourth win in 12 seasonal starts and lifted his 2011 earnings to over $54,000 for trainer Richard Moreau and owner Keith Cassell of Smiths Falls, Ont. The win was No. 21 lifetime for the gelding, who has banked over $248,000 in his career.
For results from Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Rideau Carleton Raceway.