'Tempo' Holds Off Carnivore In Top Class
Tempo Seelster and driver Vince Poulton won the evening feature over a fast-closing Carnivore (Walter Cheverie) and Cabo Pan Lucas (Danny MacDonald) Saturday at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The mile was charted in 1:57.3 for Tempo Seelster, who left from post three and cut fractions of :29.1, :59.3 and 1:28.4. The son of Santanna Blue Chip flashed a closing panel of :28.4. It was Poulton’s second winner on the program after another wire-to-wire score with IDK, owned by his sister Gail MacDonald and trained by his brother Gary Poulton of Charlottetown.
Corey MacPherson enjoyed a big night at the office with a driving triple. MacPherson won with Alliegetty for owner Kent Livingston, Brodys Leona, who nosed out Motorino in a photo finish to go right to her personal best of 1:58.3 for owners Kerry and Emily Taylor and Lisa Richards, and veteran Life Savior for trainer Duane MacEachern and owner Darla MacEachern.
Fightmaster put in an impressive performance winning in gate-to-wire fashion in 1:57.4 for driver Mike McGuigan and his co-owner Jack Quinn.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)