Jim King Jr. and Tim Tetrick's Powerful Charger ($4, Victor Kirby) notched his ninth win of the year on Wednesday with a 1:55.2 triumph in the $16,000 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway.
The seven-year-old Powerful Emotion gelding assumed command from Chinese Cuisine approaching the quarter-mile and never relented with an open-length win for trainer/co-owner King Jr. Chinese Cuisine held second while Wingus finished third.
The win pushed Powerful Charger just shy of the $100,000 seasonal earnings mark.
Veteran pacer Jingle Bell Rocker won his seventh race in a row in the seventh race. The five-year-old Rocknroll Hanover gelding has been dominant at the $7,500 claiming level and recorded his 12th win of the year for owner Tina Clark in 1:54.1. Jingle Bell Rocker was driven by Ross Wolfenden and is trained by Bobby Clark.
Wolfenden, Kirby and Tony Morgan each had driving doubles on the program.
(With files from Harrington Raceway)