Hennessys sweep Century Preferreds

The team of trainer Rodney Hennessy and driver Mike Hennessy captured both Preferred harness racing events at Century Downs on Saturday (Mar. 23) with one longshot and one odds-on favourite.

Goodbye Ceia Later (Vertical Horizon) came through for the duo at 10-1 in the Fillies and Mares Preferred. The mare charged from third on the outside down the stretch and rolled three-quarters-of-a-length clear to score in 1:58. The five-year-old, a homebred for Bryan Brook and Diane Hennessy, is now 12-for-70 lifetime with $107,287 earned.

GOODBYE CEIA LATER REPLAY

One race later, Wine Thirty (Vertical Horizon) flew off second-over cover, glided to the front in the final eighth of a mile, and opened up by two-and-three-quarter lengths in the 1:57 victory. Wine Thirty, owned and bred by Lorne Duffield, has now taken back-to-back wins after a 20-race losing streak. The five-year-old upped his career tally to 13 with the score and increased his bankroll to $96,091 in 65 starts.

WINE THIRTY REPLAY

Team Hennessy also combined to take the opener with Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville, 1:56.3), and Michael Hennessy had an independent driving win with Outlaw Spiced Rum (Blue Burner, 1:58.4). Michael Hennessy is 19-for-69 on the year, and Rodney Hennessy trainees have won six of 17 outings.

Century Downs will see racing next on Saturday, Mar. 30.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink