Rotten Ronnie fastest horse in Northside history

Rotten Ronnie became the fastest harness racing horse ever at Northside Downs on Saturday as the three-year-old broke the all-age track record while winning an Altantic Sires Stakes A contest.

Redmond Doucet set the Malicious (PE) colt up to make history by scrambling him to the front early. Rotten Ronnie cut out a :28 first quarter mile and a :56.2 half before a challenge came from 1/9 favourite Woodmere Stealdeal (Marc Campbell) on the backstretch. The latter stayed with the leader through the three-quarter mile station in 1:25 and maintained the pressure before going wide on the final turn.

Rotten Ronnie put that foe away and sped home to a 1:53.3 record-setting triumph. Woodmere Stealdeal held onto place over Woodmere Alvin (Michael McGuigan).

ROTTEN RONNIE REPLAY

Windemere Best Man, who was also driven by Doucet, took the sole Atlantic Sires Stakes B division on the card in 1:59.2. Stanley Harper conditions the three-year-old son of Malicious that sold for $8,000 at the Atlantic Classic sale. Simon Poirier and Chad Macdonnell of Inverness purchased him in July.

Northside Downs will host live racing again on Saturday, Jul. 31.

For Atlantic Sires Stakes standings, click here.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink