In his first start of the season in Prince County, Mr Kelly asserted his back class in the Tuesday, June 17 featured pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The 15-dash card was headlined by the $3,900 race 14 top class where Mr Kelly ($6.60) made no mistake off the gate, controlling the tempo en route to a front-stepping 1:56 victory for trainer/driver Adam Merner and his ownership group of Marsha Knox, Cory Livingston, Kevin Teasdale and Dustin MacInnis.

The eight-year-old son of Rollwithitharry-Yankee Checkers chopped out fractions of :28.3, :59.2 and 1:28.1 before sprinting home in :27.4 to fend off Braxtons Boy (Brady Sweet), who sat the pocket throughout and was a length back at the wire. Hes Touring (David Dowling) was third after a stretch drive battle.

Earlier on the card, a rookie filly was the centre of attention in race one for $3,150, where Saulsbrook Desi ($7.70) stamped herself as the first two-year-old winner of 2025 in Atlantic Canada. The two-year-old daughter of Somewhere Fancy and Southwind Oasis rallied for a half-length decision in 1:59.4 with Merner at the lines for trainer Lenny Myers and the ownership team of Grayland Farm and Joseph Gamba.

It was a solid night for Jaycob Sweet, who engineered a pair of victories from his own O’Leary, P.E.I. stable. His first trip to the winner’s circle came in race six as Timberlea Lady ($10.60) was a front-end winner in 1:57.1 in her $3,700 event for fillies and mares. Owned by Timberlea Standardbreds, the daughter of Pang Shui-Duchess Killean repelled Thinkingofeddie (Brady Sweet) in a tight finish.

Jaycob Sweet’s second score came in race 12 with a powerful mission aboard Freemans Legacy ($11.90) in 1:57. The Pang Shui-Camco Terra four-year-old held on by a narrow margin in the $3,400 test for trainer/driver Sweet and owner Mackenzie Arsenault. Longshot Doc Awesome (Adam Merner) flew late to snag second over post time favourite Howmac Exclusive (Corey MacPherson) to complete a $297.30 triactor ticket.

In the 15th and final dash of the night, the veteran pacer Well Did lit up the toteboard. Sent off at 18-1, the Paul Langille-trained and driven pacer came charging from off-the-pace to win by a length in 1:58.3. The longshot winner paid $39.50 to win and topped a monstrous $1 High-5 ticket that returned $2,713.55. The win was the 60th lifetime for the 14-year-old son of Well Said out of Marnie Hall.

P.E.I. racing continues on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. (ADT) at Red Shores Charlottetown.

To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Summerside Raceway.

(With files from Red Shores)