Carrino was forced to make a big move from the backfield in the $14,200 The Bachelor Pacing Series Final but came charging home to pull off the series sweep on Saturday at Kawartha Downs
. The series is for colts and gelding that are non-winners of one race as of Oct. 15, 2010.
After getting away sixth in the field featuring the top nine money earners in the series, Carrino and driver Billy Davis Jr. moved into the outer flow and then angled three-deep past three-quarters. The 4-1 second choice tracked down leader Soyer (John Thomson) as they moved into the stretch and sprinted home in :29.3 for the career-best 1:56 victory by over two lengths. Favourite Offshore Drilling (Gord Brown) followed the winner wide to place while early leader Cards N Whiskey (Stev Skilton), who was shuffled to the backfield, closed well to show.
Carrino paid $10.80 to win. The three-year-old gelded son of Mach Three-Run The Sail is trained by Mary Lee Quinn for owner-breeder Umberto Tullio of Sharon, Ont. His three wins in The Bachelor Pacing Series are his first in 23 career starts. The lion’s share of the purse pushed his earnings to $25,460.
To view Saturday’s results, click here.