Gotcha Covered gave himself a chance to sweep this year’s Valedictory Pacing Series for 3-year-old colt and geldings with another solid 1:53 victory for driver Paul MacDonell in his $20,000(C) division of Saturday’s second leg at Woodbine Racetrack. McArtlee went two-fifths faster by posting a 1:52.3 victory in the other split for driver Mark MacDonald.
In the opening split, Gotcha Covered left enough from post nine to land a seat in sixth position in the early going. MacDonell was able to get him out into the flow in the second quarter and had the son of Western Ideal-Day Dreams spotted second-over and three lengths from the lead at the third station.
Gotcha Covered rolled three-wide off the final turn and used a 28-second final quarter to win by 1 1/4 lengths over Onemorelastchance and Sombrero Blue Chip. The winner returned $5.70 for the win.
It was the third straight and fifth overall win in 14 starts this season for the Randy Van Meer trainee who is owned by Harry Locke and Daniel Sarafian of Ontario. The winner’s share of the purse bumped his season earnings to just over $51,000.
McArtlee used a different approach in the second division as he powered to the front from post six and carved out all the fractions. The son of Artiscape-Sara Lee Hanover held on bravely by a nose at the finish over Blackbird Singing. It was another length back to React Ingoodway who finished third.
The victory was the fifth in 29 starts this season for McArtlee who returned $7.80. The Victor Puddy trainee improved his seasonal earnings to just over $54,000 with the win.
The $60,000(C) final of the Valedictory Pacing Series goes postward next Saturday night at Woodbine. (WEG)
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