The Saturday, Aug. 4 program at Northside Downs featured three divisions of Atlantic Sires Stakes and two divisions of Nova Scotia Stakes with each winner of the Atlantic Sires Stakes lowering the track marks for their division.
Dusty Lane Mavis lowered the track record for two-year-old trotting fillies in a non-wagering $7,880 division of Atlantic Sires Stakes, winning in 2:03.4 and besting the previous mark of 2:08.3 by Glencove Umay.
Little Miss Winnie parked first over to the quarter as Dusty Lane Mavis led in :31. The two battled on the front for the mile with Little Miss Winnie sticking a half-length ahead of Dusty Lane Mavis by the half in 1:02.1. Dusty Lane Mavis then retook control by a neck passing three-quarters in 1:33.1 before extending to a two-length lead into the stretch. Little Miss Winnie faltered while Dusty Lane Titan tipped off the rail to the center of the track and rallied for second, a length and a quarter behind.
Gary Chappell drove and trains Dusty Lane Mavis for owner Daniel Ross. The filly by Armbro Barrister, from the Muscle Mass mare Muscle Mannequin, won her first race in four starts, earning $7,913.
West River Cindy lowered the track record for three-year-old trotting fillies, winning the $8,380 Atlantic Sires Stakes for three-year-old trotters in 2:02.3, besting the previous mark of 2:04.1 set by Rustico Tapdancer.
Sent the odds-on favourite, West River Cindy sat pocket to Buddy White as he led by two lengths through a :30.3 opening quarter. He maintained that lead through a 1:02.3 half and by three-quarters 1:32.3 before West River Cindy popped pocket in pursuit of Buddy White. She edged her head in front at the wire while A Pure Heart chased three lengths back in third.
Owned by Haley Shepherd, West River Cindy returned $3.80 to win. Kenneth MacDonald drove the filly by Armbro Barrister, from the Broadway Hall mare Pannacotta Hanover, for trainer Mary Clare MacDonald. She won her third race in four starts this season and in 14 overall, earning $18,326.
Buckaroo blew away his competition winning the second $8,380 Atlantic Sires Stakes for three-year-old trotters, scoring with an eight-and-one-half length victory in 1:59.4 and besting the previous record of 2:01.2 set by Pick Up Point.
Leading through a :28.3 opening quarter, Buckaroo held an eight-length lead moving into the far turn first time. Pocket-sitter Miss Emerson Ridge closed the gap heading to the half, timed in :59.2, but Buckaroo opened a wider margin heading to three-quarters.
Windmeredontuworry took second as Miss Emerson Ridge gave chase 13 lengths behind Buckaroo in 1:29.2. Windmeredontuworry, the odds-on favourite, continued to chase through the stretch while Dora took third from Never Fear about 18 lengths farther back.
A gelding by Tad The Stud from the Keyston Nordic mare Buckling Banbury, Buckaroo won his second race in six starts this season and his eighth in 19 overall, earning $37,011. Marc Campbell drove the Bo Ford trainee for owners Larry & Kathy Chappell and paid $5.00 to win.
Windemerebarrister won the other division of the Atlantic Sires Stakes Two-Year-Old Trot in 2:07.2 as the 8/5 favourite.
Jareds Courage held a two-length lead through a :32.3 opening quarter while Windemerebarrister trailed the on-stride field by 11 lengths. She quickly recovered that ground to charge first over against Jareds Courage to the half in 1:06.3 before rushing to take the lead. Windemerebarrister opened a four-and-a-half length lead by three-quarters in 1:36.2 and maintained an open-length margin through the stretch ahead of Jareds Courage in second and Ableway in third.
Owned by Gregory Francis, Sualsbrook Stables and Jennifer Baxter, Windemerebarrister, winning her second race in four starts, has earned $8,093. William McNeil trains and drove the $5.10 winner.
Fern Hill Dynamic kicked off a rail trip to the center of the course to win the first of two $4,887 divisions of Nova Scotia Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts in 2:00.3.
Notorious brushed to the lead wide of Itssammyfrommiami through a :28.3 opening quarter. Notorious continued on the lead while Fern Hill Dynamic recouped nine lengths from third by the half in :58.3.
Itssammyfrommiami pulled first over heading to three quarters with Fern Hill Dynamic tracking cover from three lengths away. Leading through three-quarters in 1:29.4, Notorious maintained control into the stretch but Fern Hill Dynamic ranged into contention, tipped wide and slid to a neck victory over the favourite. Itssammyfrommiami finished a length behind in third.
By Western Paradise from the Willow Bird mare Helen O Grace, Fern Hill Dynamic won his first race in five starts, earning $8,379. Daniel Romo drove the Tom Weatherbie trainee for owners David Kennedy and Ian Smith. He paid $8.90 to win.
Mrs Browns Boy won the other Nova Scotia Stake with a first-over trip by a half length in 2:00.3.
American Sonic set the pace from the rail, leading through a :30 opening quarter before Mrs Browns Boy edged wide moving to the half. He continued to race wide two lengths off the lead while American Sonic paced to the half in 1:01.4 and through three-quarters in 1:30.4. Breaking into the stretch, Mrs Browns Boy and pocket-sitter Feelin Haggard circumvented the galloping hazard and were a half-length apart into the stretch. Mrs Browns Boy then held off a late bid from Howmac Finale from second over to grab victory. Feelin Haggard held third.
A gelding by Malicious from the Coastocoast Yankee mare J J Solara, Mrs Browns Boy, owned by Morah Kerr and Phonsie Maceachern, won his first race in four starts, earning $7,325. Mary Clare MacDonald trains and drove the $7.10 winner.
Accelerator swept to a two-and-a-half length win in the $1,200 Winners Over Pace in 1:59.3. The five-year-old stallion by Driven To Win sat off a :29.4 opening quarter set by Brother John before moving second over into a 1:00 half. Continuing second over while Burn Em Up Burr pressured the leader from first-over through a 1:29.4 third-quarter, Accelerator edged wide of his cover into the stretch and powered to the top in the final stages. Burn Em Up Burr took second from Rockrockwhosthere.
Owned and trained by Robert Blanchard, Accelerator won his third race in eight starts this season and his 12th in 60 overall, earning $12,097. Mark Pezzarello piloted the $8.60 winner.
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