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All Wrapped Up (Archangel) went from eighth to first to win his fourth consecutive harness racing Preferred-Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Nov. 14). Guy Gagnon dropped him back, but the gelding never found the pylons, accepting the cover of Kenogami Coco (Robert Shepherd) and remaining on the rim through the :27.1 first […]
Harness racing horseman Guy Gagnon captured the Preferred-Handicap Trot to cap off a Thursday night (Oct. 24) in which he reached $30 million in career driving earnings at Rideau Carleton Raceway. In the featured trot, he sent out his trainee All Wrapped Up (Archangel) to go for a third consecutive top-class victory. The eight-year-old gelding […]
Meadowbranch Noble (Explosive Matter) reached 10 victories on the harness racing season in the conditioned feature at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Oct. 17). The gelding, a Preferred contender for much of this year, advanced on the outside through the :27.1 first quarter to take the lead for Guy Gagnon. He was unchallenged by four […]
Harness racing horseman Guy Gagnon collected four victories on the nine-race program at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Aug. 22). He opened his account in race two with his trainee Ciel Bleu (Muscle Mass), crushing by eight-and-a-half lengths in 1:57. It was the six-year-old gelding’s first win since entering Gagnon’s barn four weeks ago. CIEL […]
Two-year-old Big Jim filly Jenny Longlegs dropped two seconds in her second straight harness racing victory against older horses to begin her career at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Jul. 4). Guy Gagnon, in one of his four driving wins on the day, put her on top and cut fractions of :28.1, :59.2, and 1:27.3. […]
Crossfit (Donato Hanover) showed his harness racing strength with a late lunge to nab Raising Rusty at the line and win the Preferred-Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Sep. 14). He was the first to pull the trigger as the field traveled single-file behind leader Raising Rusty (Stephane Pouliot for first-half panels of […]
Crossfit (Donato Hanover) defeated powerhouse Black Tie Bash to take the Rideau Carleton Preferred-Handicap Trot for the first time this season for new connections on Thursday (Aug. 31). After floating out early, the gelding slotted into fourth. Guy Gagnon then put him back into play on the backside, tipping him out for a first over […]
Gettin Serious (Crazed) was successful in the Preferred Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway as he became a harness racing centurion on Thursday (Jun. 15). The gelding and Guy Gagnon controlled the pace, setting :28, :57, and 1:26.3 fractions. Donatover (Stephane Brosseau) made a first-over bid and put the leader under pressure entering the final turn, […]
Seeyou Men (Muscle Mass) added the taste of victory to his 200-start harness racing milestone celebration as he captured the Preferred-Handicap Trot on Thursday (May 18) at Rideau Carleton Raceway. The journeyman gelding scored with a two-move effort in line to Guy Gagnon. He first blasted to the lead in a :28.1 first quarter before […]
D A Temptation (Sportswriter) lowered the season’s harness racing record for a two-year-old on a five-eighths mile track with a 1:57.1 victory on debut at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Jun. 30). Guy Gagnon gave the filly a pocket seat to the quarter in :28.2 and made a prompt move to the front while passing […]
Conquest Seelster proved the best harness racing debutante at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Jun. 23) as the All Bets Off gelding defeated seven two-year-old pacing opponents. Leading driver Guy Gagnon gave his trainee a golden trip. He allowed Gritty (Jacques Beaudoin) to take point and enjoyed pocket positioning. The former travelled through :29, 1:00.1, […]
Raising Rusty (Kadabra) upset top Rideau Carleton Raceway harness racing trotters on Thursday (Jun. 9) as the gelding stepped up from the conditioned ranks and beat seven of them in the Preferred Handicap in lifetime-best time. The gelding dropped in third for the :28 first quarter mile and grabbed the cover of parked-out favourite Ripped […]
Rideau Carleton Raceway stalwart Seeyou Men returned to the track’s winner’s circle on Thursday (May 19) after a tight victory in the Preferred Handicap Trot. Guy Gagnon put the 10-year-old’s pedal down and rushed him to the front in a :27.4 first quarter mile before Black Tie Bash (Robert Shepherd), a convincing winner in the […]
Sauble Delightful unleashed a track record-equaling harness racing performance, matching the previous best time for an aged pacing mare at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday. The six-year-old daughter of Bettors Delight sprung rapidly from the start and secured command in a matter of strides. Driver Guy Gagnon, in one of his six winners on the […]
Harness racing driver Guy Gagnon and trainer Mandy Archer dominated the Thursday card at Rideau Carleton Raceway with four team victories. One of the Archer barn’s hottest performers, Four Finger Floyd, lengthened his win streak to five in a 1:53.3 front-end victory. Michael Larkin and Francois Desaulniers acquired he three-year-old son of Sportswriter after the […]
Four Finger Floyd crushed his harness racing opponents by double digit lengths on Thursday at Rideau Carleton Raceway to increase his win streak to four. Guy Gagnon sent the Sportswriter gelding front-stepping from the start and guided him to the top. Wisk Key K (Pascal Berube) drove on from a parked out position past the […]
Harness racing owner Guy Corbeil took the lines of his four-year-old gelding, Eclat De Rire, on Sunday for the Rideau Carleton Raceway Preferred Handicap and lifted the horse to victory in a photo finish. Corbeil, driving for the third time this season, retreated the son of Leader Bayama to last in the field of six […]
Harness racing trainer Mandy Archer sent out four winners at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday and pulled within one of the trainers’ standings lead. Leading driver Guy Gagnon and she paired up for their first of three victories together with Malvolio ($2.60) in the opener. The four-year-old Bettors Delight gelding led throughout on the sloppy […]
Parisian Blue Chip returned to Canadian harness racing on Thursday in the Rideau Carleton Raceway Fillies and Mares Preferred and romped. She rolled to the lead from post six for Clarke Steacy, who was driving the mare for the first time. Parisian Blue Chip set down splits of :28, :57.1, and 1:26 with Thinkingofyoubabe (Guy […]
Guy Gagnon was in his usual top form at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday as the harness racing track’s leading driver returned with a seven-win performance in its re-opening day after a two-month shutdown. He was unbeaten through four dashes to begin the evening, but the highlight of his day came in the Preferred Trot […]
