Norway No Day and Bolero Trisco took their respective Preferred assignment at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, but the victories didn't come easy.
Just a nose separated Norway No Day and runner-up Good Feeling in the $13,400 Preferred Trot. The time for the mile was 1:57.
Yves Filion had Norway No Day on the outside looking in as the field cruised to the quarter pole in :28.1. The daughter of Self Possessed eventually cleared, but she felt pressure for the balance of the mile.
After dealing with a first-over challenge from Gutsy Volo, who was parked every step of the mile, Norway No Day had to dig down deep to keep a fast-closing Good Feeling at bay. That foe finished second and Gutsy Volo held on for the show dough.
Gilbert Hamel conditions the winner of $245,565 for Ecuries R L Belanger of Laval, QC.
Bolero Trisco rallied from out of the clouds to pull off a 10-1 upset in the $13,400 Preferred Pace for trainer Daniel Martin and teamster Marcel Barrieau.
The four-year-old son of Northern Luck sat eighth for the first three-quarters of the mile before making his presence felt. Barrieau wheeled his charge into a clear lane and powered home in :28.3 en route to the 1:54.1 score.
Kublai Pan was a neck back in second and Imjustalittleguy rounded out the top three.
Pierre Deslauriers and Pierre Louis Levesque of Quebec share ownership on the 13-time winner, who bumped his bankroll to $119,569 with the win.
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