Capteur De Reve dethrones top Preferred contenders

Capteur De Reve (Muscle Mass), making the trek from Hippodrome Trois-Rivières, defeated the dominant Black Tie Bash and Ripped And Ready in the harness racing Preferred Handicap at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday (Sep. 1).

The gelding hustled away from post seven for Guy Gagnon and cruised at top speed to take the lead in a :27.3 first panel. He carved out a :57.2 half-mile time and travelled to three-quarters in 1:25.3 while facing pressure from Holdin Aces (Samuel Fillion).

Capteur De Reve sprung free by three lengths entering the stretch and held off the late-closing Black Tie Bash (Robert Shepherd) to score in 1:55.2.

Black Tie Bash was a length short at the finish. Holdin Aces was third.

CAPTEUR DE REVE REPLAY

It was Capteur De Reve’s first Preferred win at Rideau Carleton this season. He won four top-class contests in a row at Hippodrome Trois-Rivières before the Thursday start. The eight-year-old is now 37-for-102 lifetime with earnings of $337,859 for trainer Maxime Velaye and owner/breeder Ecurie Provoquante of Mirable.

Either of Black Tie Bash and Ripped And Ready had won the last nine Thursday Preferred Handicap Trots at Rideau Carleton.

Gagnon won five of the day’s 10 races. Velaye trained a triple.

Rideau Carleton Raceway continues racing at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sep. 4.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink