Black Tie Bash (Chapter Seven) circled the racetrack to win the Preferred Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (August 8).
The gelding trailed in the first half of the :27 and :57 times set by Kinnder Motown (Marie-Claude Auger) and Warrawee Xalt (Ryan Guy). Robert Shepherd pushed Black Tie Bash into cover on the turn to the back straight and held him in third place at 1:26 until three quarters of the way.
The outside current fanned out four abreast as they entered the home straight and the far-out Black Tie Bash made the strongest start. The gelding overtook three rivals in the final furlong to win by two and a half lengths in a time of 1:55.1.
Emma Town Bud (Pierre Bovay) finished second after finishing first. Meadowbranch Noble (Guy Gagnon) was third in the photo.
BLACK TIE BASH REPEAT
Black Tie Bash, one of the best Free For All trotters at Rideau Carleton over the past two years, returned last month from an extended stay at Yonkers Raceway. Since then, he has won two of four starts for trainer Isabelle Darveau and Shepherd, who owns the six-year-old. Black Tie Bash has scored 33 times in 110 career starts and earned $319,322.
Gagnon and Samuel Fillion each won three of the ten races.
The next Rideau Carleton Raceway event will be held on Sunday, August 11th, starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The complete race results can be found Click here.
from Nicholas Barnsdalefor Harnesslink
