Outlawguns N Roses improved off her winning performance in last week's $16,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace at Century Downs with another win in the Wednesday, June 18 evening edition using a gate-to-wire trip to a final time a second faster than the previous week.
Outlawguns N Roses (Mike Hennessy), the second choice in the mile, and Stash The Cookies (Brandon Campbell), the favourite, both left out of their post positions off the car, vying for the lead. Outlawguns N Roses was the first to the top and set the tempo, maintaining a 1-1/2-length lead through panels in :27.2, :57.1 and 1:25.2. Stash The Cookies tracked in her steps throughout the mile and the two found themselves in a duel down the stretch. Stash The Cookies posted the faster final quarter in :27.3, but Outlawguns N Roses had enough left in the tank to prevail by a head in 1:54.1. Outlaw Blue Isle (David Kelly) completed the top three.
Outlawguns N Roses (Captive Audience-Gunslingin Gal) is a four-year-old mare owned by Lamont, Alta. trainer Rod Starkewski and Clauzette Byckal of Onoway, Alta. She won her third race of the year in eight starts and moved her career record to 18-6-0 in 30 starts, pushing her career sum to $414,440. She paid $8.10 to win.
Race three on the card was marred by an accident that occurred in the first turn involving horses My Dragon Rocks, Matchmakers Pick, Ak Eagle, and Open Fire as well as drivers Nathan Sobey, Preston Shaw, Phil Giesbrecht and Jamie Gray.
Assistant Racing Manager Josh Murphy told Trot Insider that drivers Preston Shaw and Nathan Sobey were transported to the hospital for further evaluation. Further updates will be provided when available.
To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results - Century Downs.
(Standardbred Canada)