Flamboro Downs fans were treated to Gold Series action for both the two-year-old trotting colts and pacing colts on Sunday (Oct. 3) and, in spite of thick fog and heavy rain, the track records for both divisions had been rewritten by the night’s end.
Twin B Archie and driver James MacDonald kicked off the speed show in the first $99,000 two-year-old trotting colt contest, taking command before the half and powering home a 4-1/2-length winner in a track-record 1:57.1. Early leader Luca Hanover finished second and Drinks At Home trotted into third. The mile lowered the 1:57.4 record set by Daylon Magician in 2010.
“He’d never been on a half, but I didn’t think he’d have a problem and neither did James (MacDonald),” said trainer Scott McEneny. “I actually got James to go last trip with him today so he knew what he was like, and he said he was perfect.”
The Puslinch, Ont. resident shares ownership of Twin B Archie with Domenic Chiaravalle of Hamilton, Ont., Floyd Marshall of Jarvis, Ont., and Martwest Racing Stable of Mississauga, Ont. The partners have celebrated two Gold Series wins and a Champlain Stakes win with the Archangel gelding this summer, and McEneny hopes he can finish off the season with a strong effort in the October 16 Super Final.
“Duly Resolved is going to be tough, and there’s still a lot of tough trotting colts in there, especially when they’re on the bigger track. We’ll see what happens,” said the trainer. “If we could get a good piece of the final it would be nice, and hopefully he can come back and be a nice three-year-old.”
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