Scarborough, Maine –
The Scarborough Downs
Lady Luck Pacing Series
concludes on Friday
(June 20) with the rich
$10,000 final scheduled
as the feature race
(nine) on the action
packed program and while
witches have never been
considered particularly
lucky, The Weather Witch
will call upon all her
luckiest incantations as
she attempts to capture
her fourth consecutive
victory.
“She appears to be
equally comfortable
setting the pace or
tracking early speed”
noted Lewiston Sun
Journal handicapper
Sally Hinckley “and
while from the outside
post she’ll probably
elect the latter
strategy on Friday,
based on three straight
dominate performances I
expect her to pace right
away from the
competition.”
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The Weather
Witch, seen here
winning the
opening round of
the Lady Luck
Pacing Series
with Rob Dinning
driving, is
equally adept on
the racecourse
come rain or
come shine.
Photo by EJS
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A four-year-old daughter
of Real Desire out of
the Big Towner dam,
Solstice Hanover, the
Weather Witch is
certainly a mare for all
weather conditions
winning the opening leg
of the Lady Luck series
in the rain over a muddy
Scarborough oval before
stampeding to a brand
new lifetime mark
(1:56.2) the very next
week over a surface
rated as fast.
“I know that the Big
Towner bloodlines have
long been prized when
handicapping for the
mud” continued Hinckley
“but I’ve never been a
big proponent of the
‘mudder’ theory. I’m
convinced that most
horses will remain
consistent regardless of
the track conditions –
in short, the best horse
will generally win. The
Weather Witch just
proves my point.”
Owned by Emery Pelletier
of Falmouth, Maine, The
Weather Witch is
campaigned by
Scarborough’s leading
trainer, Randy Bickmore
and will be teamed by
regular driver Rob
Dinning.
“Bickmore’s
horses are fun to
handicap” Hinckley mused
“They’re generally well
classified and tend to
hold form over an
extended period of time
and Rob Dinning who
drives most of the
stable entries is
developing into a major
force on the southern
Maine circuit. The
Bickmore/Dinning
combination remains
formidable this season.”
In addition to topping
the seasonal trainer’s
standings the Randy
Bickmore Stable has been
lights out in stakes
competition this season
at the Downs claiming
top prize in the Eugene
D’Alessandro Memorial
Pacing Series with
Roya’s Romeo while
securing the top seed
into this Sunday’s (June
22) $10,000 final of the
Tom Shehan Memorial
Pacing Series with
Harmony Oaks John.
The Weather Witch will
attempt to cement the
stable’s formidable
stakes reputation on
Friday at the Downs.
Scarborough Downs
proudly features live
harness action every
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday with first post
slated for 4:15 pm
(EDT). The popular
Sunday matinee
performances get
underway at 1:30 pm.
