The top rookies of all gaits and sexes as well as the sophomore trotters populate a complete stakes card on Sunday afternoon at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The 12-dash programs kicks off at 1 P.M. with the two-year-old colt and filly pacers and two-year-old trotters competing in the Callbeck Memorial stakes and the three-year-old trotters facing off in the newly-minted Tyndall Semple Memorial Stake. The Semple Memorial stake replaces the former Maple Leaf Trot series as part of the Island Breeders series. All races Sunday afternoon will be the first leg of the Island Breeders series, which combined with the 85th running of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes set for September at Red Shores Charlottetown, will determine the finalist for the end of year Island Breeders championship finals.

Two-year-old pacing filly divisional leader Therealdeal headlines the rookie split in race four with Walter Cheverie driving the undefeated daughter of Westwardho Hanover from post four in the event for trainer Joe Baxter of Nova Scotia. The other $5,800 two-year-old filly divisions are in Races 2, 6 and 11.

The rookie pacing colts line up in Races 8, 10 and 12 in George Callbeck Memorial divisions for $6,750 in each race. The undefeated Woodmere Bolt has rail control in race 8 for trainer-driver Earl Smith and owners Peter Smith of Stratford, Gerald Morrissey of Vernon River and Nova Scotia owner Arnold Hagen of Bible Hill.

The Callbeck stake for rookie trotters features $5,600 purse events in Races 1 and 5. Mile Hill Willie (Kenny Arsenault) is favoured in race 1 for trainer Paul Morrison while Ya Boy Bear (Campbell) is the favourite in race 5 with rail control.

Stake namesake George Callbeck bought his first horse in 1916 and his involvement, not only in the founding of the PEI Harness Racing Club, but also as a racehorse owner, trainer, driver, race official and stallion owner, earned him an induction into the PEI Sports Hall Of Fame in 1965 and into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame in 1978. He won his first colt stakes race in 1935, winning all three heats with Guy Ann, a homebred who went on to become a Maritime Champion.

The Semple Memorial trots are scheduled in Races 3, 7 and 9 for $4,600 purses. Buckaroo leads the way in race three with Campbell in the bike for trainer Bo Ford and owners Larry and Kathy Chappell of Marshfield. Mile Hill AJ (Arsenault) is the morning line choice in race 7 while Oceanview Eunomia is selected in race 9 also with Arsenault at the lines.

Tyndall Semple, the stakes namesake starting in 2018, was born in Travellers Rest, near Summerside, and had a long and successful 72-year-long career in the racebike including seven Island Futurity wins.

For entries, click the following link: Sunday Entries - Summerside.

(with files from Red Shores)