by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications
Toronto, ON — Some people enjoy certain days of the week and right now Thursdays have been pretty good to driver Louis Philippe Roy.
The Mont-Joli, Quebec reinsman steered five winners on Thursday’s (Dec. 21) 10-race program at Woodbine Racetrack. It was the second consecutive Thursday that Roy captured five races.
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Louis Philippe Roy steered five winners on Thursday’s 10-race program at Woodbine Racetrack.
Roy, who had a drive in all 10 races, made back-to-back trips to the winner’s circle in the evening’s second and third races. He first guided claiming pacer Kinda Like Her to a 7-1 upset for Stephen Charlton and then followed that up by finding the line first with Richard Moreau trained 3-year-old trotting filly Oceanview Deb at 5-1.
The hat-trick victory for Roy came in the sixth race behind 3-year-old trotting filly and overwhelming favorite Highland Top Hill ($3.20) for Marty Fine.
Roy completed the evening by sweeping the late double with Richard Moreau trained 6-year-old pacer Kingsley B ($6.30) and Vernon Cochrane trained claiming pacer Jet Black Cadillac ($17.90).
Oceanview Deb and Highland Top Hill were repeat winners for Roy from last week.
Roy has won 14 races over the last five cards of racing at Woodbine. He now has 271 wins on the season at Woodbine/Mohawk and is second in the circuit’s driver standings behind Doug McNair (291).
Recently named a finalist for the USHWA Rising Star Award, Roy will look to keep things rolling with seven drives on Friday evening.
Live racing continues at Woodbine Friday and Saturday. Post time is 7:30 p.m.