Fishermans Son nets fifth straight stake

Rising Maritime star Fishermans Son (Arthur Blue Chip) reeled in his fifth consecutive harness racing stakes victory in the sole Phil Pinkney Memorial dash at Northside Downs on Saturday (Sep. 17).

He stepped away quickest of the three-horse group and was not headed again. The gelding cut :30, 1:01, and 1:30.4 fractions for Donald Gillis Jr. and motored home with his rivals at his heels to score in 1:59.3. The Midnight Train (Darrin Crowe) was second-best by a length. Impeccable Shadow (Adam Merner) finished third.

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Fishermans Son has won six of his seven starts in his rookie season. Since Aug. 17, he has won divisions of the Atlantic Sires Stakes, Joe O’Brien Memorial Gold, Milton Downey Memorial, P.E.I. Colt Stakes, and now Phil Pinkney Memorial. Co-owner Walter Walker trains the gelding, whose earnings now total $34,648. The estate of Angus MacInnis shares ownership.

The Phil Pinkney Memorial was previously named the Nova Scotia Stake. It was renamed after the recent passing of Phil Pinkney, a legendary Nova Scotia horseman. The race is for Nova Scotia-foaled or -owned horses.

Also on the card, Julien Henry Frison harnessed his first starter since 2019 as a trainer and won with Revenant (If I Can Dream), who got up in time to take the Winners-Over in 1:56.4. Frison, who begun training in 1995, recorded no training starts in the past two years.

It was Revenant’s first start for Frison, who took over training in the past week from Joseph Poirier. Kyla Macdonald of Stanhope, Tyler Lynk of Port Morien, and Colby Lynk of Reserve Mines own the gelding.

Northside Downs will race next on Saturday, Sep. 24.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink