At each venue three races were afforded for the eight traveling
sportsmen in the C.K.G. Billings Harness Driving Championship
Series. When the competitions were completed four drove winners
which obviously meant that one scored multiple victories. That hot-handed
driver was Billings relative newcomer, “Sir Philip Bo” Sowers.
Sowers dominated winning two races at Charlottetown Driving
Park; first with Forced To Travel in 1:58.3 by 13-lengths over Just
Now and Steve “You’re Never Too” Oldford. His second triumph on the card was
behind Onehotvett, that time an eight-length victory in 1:58.3 while turning
back Trustmeonemoretime and driver “Joltin’ Joe” Pennacchio.
Then on Saturday at Summerside Raceway, Sowers, who seemed
to like to win big in Canada, scored with Ultimate Hope in 2:03.1 by
seven-lengths over Best Of Life and driver “Racin’ Jason” Sgrignuoli..
Still, three others enjoyed a trip to the Maritimes winners
circle.
On Saturday at Charlottetown, PEI, Dein “the Jupiter
Gem” Spriggs got 9-2 shot, Unfit home first in 1:59.4. The following day
at Summerside Raceway Mike “the Mortgage Man” Mitchell scored a head
victory with odds-on favorite Kaitlyn Rose in a time of 2:04.2 over Dein
Spriggs and Woodmere Fool’s Son, despite being interfered with at the start.
On the final event at Summerside Steve “You’re Never Too”
Oldford used the front-end route to score a 2:03.4 triumph with Carrera
Angel turning back a late charge from Woodmere Rose and Robert
“Blue N” Gray.
Sower’s victories moved him up mightily on the East Region
leaderbaord and he now finds himself in sixth place on the strength of four
wins in only five Billings drives. Still Bob “Rapid Rail” Krivelin, who didn’t
make the Canadian trip, leads that division with 101 points.
Oldford’s triumph places him head and shoulder above the
rest of the Midwest Region Billings drivers. His 80 points is 42
better than runner-up Dein Spriggs’ , 38.
“The folks at Charlottetown and Summerside (PEI) couldn’t
have been more accommodating,” noted Steve Oldford, the Billings Series VP.
“Not only did they treat us royally the entire weekend but they gave us three
races at each track. I can’t ever remember when our drivers had three mounts at
any of our venues.”
