Pick Up Point’s last Open test two weeks ago at Charlottetown Driving Park didn’t go quite as expected, but on Saturday night the four-year-old gelding picked up the pieces and proved to be an unwavering winner in the $1,400 Open Trot
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Pick Up Point endured broken equipment and finished multiple lengths in arrears after breaking stride in his last outing, but tonight things went much smoother. With trainer Kenny Arsenault in the bike, the son of Dream Vacation-Nolessthanperfect left from Post 4 and rolled through panels of :30.3, 1:01 and 1:32.3 before sprinting home in :29.4 for the 2:02.2 victory.
Hopedale Last Bill (Joey Pineau) finished one and a quarter lengths behind off a two-hole trip and Saulsbrook Balance (Willie Murphy) was third.
The winner of four races in 15 seasonal starts has earned $3,790 for owner David Ratchford of North Sydney, N.S. Pick Up Point’s fifth lifetime victory pushed his earnings to $5,191.
The driving win was one of three on the 12-race card for Arsenault.
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