Shark Week crunches another Preferred field

Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) thrived in the wet and cold conditions of Century Downs on Saturday (Oct. 22) to win his second straight harness racing victory at the track in a romp.

The four-year-old, driven by Michael Hennessy, fired out over the sloppy surface to take the lead and set a :28 first quarter as the snow and rain fell. He cruised to :57.3 and 1:27 middle panels with no opposition and glided away as he straightened for home.

The stallion widened his margin all the way home, scoring by five lengths in 1:55.3.

Samba beat (Phil Giesbrecht) finished second over Crackle N Burn (Kelly Hoerdt).

SHARK WEEK REPLAY

Shark Week has won eight times this season and four of his last five starts in the Century Downs top class. Rodney Hennessy of Falun trains the stallion, who is now 16-for-46 with $172,485 in earnings, and co-owns him with Lorne Duffield of Edmonton.

Century Downs will race next on Friday, Oct. 28.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink