Q Ts Charlie takes last Northside feature

Q Ts Charlie (Proven Lover) went all the way in the final Winners-Over of the harness racing season at Northside Downs on Saturday (Nov. 18).

The gelding grabbed the lead from the pylon post and gave the cold shoulder to the favoured Revenant, forcing him back into the three-hole in a :28.2 first quarter. Revenant re-fired approaching the half in :59.4 and put the leader, driven by Adam Lynk, under pressure entering the backstretch.

Q Ts Charlie held him a length-and-a-half back to three-quarters in 1:29.3 and turned for home with the same cushion. His rivals fanned four-wide behind him, and pocket-sitter Keeperoftherealm (Redmond Doucet) made a dash, but Q Ts Charlie hung on to win by a quarter-length in 1:59.2.

Keeperoftherealm was second over fellow closer Eastcoast Invader (Monica Sutherland).

Q TS CHARLIE REPLAY

Q Ts Charlie, who finished third in the Governor’s Cup six days ago, had gone two months without a win. He went eight-for-20 on the year for trainer Jeremy Baker. The seven-year-old has now won 25 of his 91 career starts and has earned $29,485.

Also on the card, Sweet City Girl (Dali) gave Aidan Dicks his first career training win in his second attempt. The mare went wire-to-wire for Doucet in 2:02.3 and held on by a neck over a closing bunch. Dicks, who has co-owned the mare with Greg Sparling since 2022, took over conditioning duties from his partner two starts back. The seven-year-old finished eighth in Dicks’s training debut before Saturday’s win.

SWEET CITY GIRL REPLAY

Ardon Mofford won the driving and training titles with 36 and 29 wins, respectively. Richard Odonnell was the second-place conditioner with 14 wins, and Ryan Campbell was the runner-up in the drivers’ standings with 24.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink