Time To Dance Nabs Summerside Feature
Time To Dance turned a two-hole ride into perfection in the Tuesday, Oct. 22 evening feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The Marc Campbell-driven Time To Dance snagged the lion’s share of the $3,800 purse in a head decision over pacesetter Howmac Charmer (David Dowling) in 1:55.4. Brent Campbell co-owns and trains the eight-year-old A Rocknroll Dance gelding with co-owners Brady Doyle and Kent MacDonald.
Driver Marc Campbell had four wins on the night including another win from the Brent Campbell stable as recently minted Atlantic Breeders Crown champion Galway Girl won in 1:56.4 in race 11. Marc Campbell also visited the winner’s circle with Sharky (1:58.3) for trainer John McGuirk and Marleys Boy (1:59.4) for trainer Earl Watts.
The Jennifer Doyle stable came to play on Tuesday evening in Summerside with a pair of wins. Winter Blast (Dowling) won race three in 1:58.4 while Write The Rules (Dowling) was the best in race nine in an identical 1:58.4 clocking. Dowling also won with the Mike Dowling-trained Shes Rockandfame (2:00) in race seven for the driving triple.
Driver Mike Downey teamed up with trainer Ellen Stevenson for a pair of wins with Therealprincess (1:57.4) in race six and Watchmaker (1:56.2) in the race 14 finale.
Corey MacPherson also made a trio of trips to the track photographer with driving wins with Almost Amos (1:58) and Doc Awesome (1:57.1) for trainer Dwane MacEachern and Here Comes Emmett (1:57.4) for conditioner Melvin Gamester.
Live harness racing continues on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. and Saturday with a double-header at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. featuring the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes at Red Shores Charlottetown.
To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Summerside Raceway.
(Red Shores; photo of Time To Dance from a previous win on Sept. 28)