House Edge Hanover Stuns In Charlottetown Preferred

House Edge Hanover, dismissed at 24-1, upset a short field of classy pacers in the $5,500 Preferred 1 Handicap Pace on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
House Edge Hanover ($50) dropped in third while 2024 Governor's Plate champion Twin B Tuffenuff (Gilles Barrieau) grabbed the front headed to the :27.1 quarter. The field of five went single-file to the half in :56.4 until Richard Campbell Memorial winner Bee Two Bee (Jason Hughes) pulled out of fourth and marched into contention down the backstretch, with House Edge Hanover moving onto his back past three-quarters in 1:27. House Edge Hanover tipped three-high off the last turn to uncork a 27-second closer and surged past the favourites to win in 1:54.3 for driver Ken Murphy. Twin B Tuffenuff hung on for second while Bee Two Bee settled for third.
House Edge Hanover, who won the Preferred 2 Pace last week, is eight-for-24 this season for owner Everette Hanson of Maugerville, N.B. and trainer Ron Matheson. The four-year-old son of Betting Line-Hug A Dragoness recorded his 20th lifetime win in 45 appearances and increased his bankroll to $71,322.
Marc Campbell showed up with a driving hat trick on the 14-race program. The leading reinsman won with two-year-old Kapueno ($2.50) up the passing lane in 1:57.3 in Race 6 for trainer Vaughan Doyle, then steered Howmac Powerball ($3) to a grinding 1:56.2 win from the George Rennison barn in the ninth race, and guided sophomore Phil My Beer ($3.10) to a 1:55.2 tally in Race 11 for trainer Landon Campbell.
Doyle doubled up as Nothing Bugs Me ($10.10) delivered a 1:54.2 victory with Corey MacPherson in the bike in the eighth race.
The Rennison barn also took a pair of victories, the first of which came as Saulsbrook Bolt ($7.50) snagged a 1:56 score in Race 2 for driver Brady Sweet.
Paul Langille doubled as a trainer-driver, winning with Im Hungry ($5.80) in 1:56.2 in the 10th race and 14-year-old pacer Well Did ($27.10) in the 14th-race finale with a 1:56 clocking.
Live racing continues Sunday at Red Shores Summerside with a 4 p.m. post time. The card will feature the Atlantic Sires Stakes for two-year-old pacers.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottettown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)