Brookdale Johnny Triples Connections At Summerside
Brookdale Johnny converted a pocket ride to victory in the Tuesday, Oct. 29 evening feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway while tripling up his connections.
The team of driver Paul Langille, trainer Phil Sizer and owners Doug Polley Jr., and Doug Polley Sr., celebrated three wins on the 14-dash card capped off by Brookdale Johnny in 1:58.1 in the $3,300 featured pace. Bacononabiscuit (Adam Merner) was second in the top class with Sauble Attack (Ken Murphy) placed to third.
The winning connections also celebrated in race one as Brookdale J Mac (1:59.3) won the Isabelle and Ivan Cameron Memorial and Brookdale Jim (1:59.4) won the Dick Walsh Memorial/F.S. Construction Pace in race five.
Merner doubled up as a trainer-driver winning the race four P.E.I.S.H.O.A. Pace with Nolans Magic Shui (1:59.1) and the race seven Red Shores Pace aboard Impeccable Shadow (1:58.1).
Driver David Dowling had four wins on the program with Reddirt Nellabella (2:01.2) in the Atlantic Province's Harness Racing Commission Pace for trainer Taylor Doyle, the P.E.I.H.R.I.A. Pace in race eight with Lady Devine (1:58.1) and the Allstar Cresting Pace in race 12 with Write The Rules (1:57.3), both for trainer Jennifer Doyle, as well as the PCHC Pace in race 10 with the Mike Dowling trained Illicit Affair (1:59.3).
Shes A Lover (2:01.4) won the Graham Chappell Memorial in race three with the late horseman’s grandson Rob Chappell in the race bike.
Love Party (2:02) landed on top of the Standardbred Canada Pace in race six for driver Ryan Desroche and trainer Blaine McKenna. Desroche also drove Skip Across to victory in 1:59.4 in the PCHC Sales and Promotions Committee Pace in race nine for Stanley Harper.
Howmac Maximus delivered as the favourite for driver Damian MacLellan and trainer Tammy Collings in 1:56.3 in the Universum Media Pace in race 11.
Live harness racing continues on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 12:30 p.m. at Red Shores Charlottetown.
To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Summerside Raceway.
(Red Shores)