Bugsy Maguire loves Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway and will try to make his Prince County season perfect in the evening top class during another tailgate Friday.
Friday evening has an 11-dash presentation planned for the western oval with a 6:30 p.m. opening post time. Bugsy Maguire is installed as the top choice in the Race 10 top class with a $3,000 purse at stake. Norris Rogers gets the driving assignment behind the 2020 Governor's Plate champion from post three for trainer Wade Sorrie and owner Walter Simmons of Summerside. The son of Bettors Delight made his first Summerside start of the season last Friday with a front-end score in 1:58.1 in line to rookie driver Damian MacLellan.
MacLellan will drive the number two entry My Land on Friday from the Jennifer Doyle stable as the five-year-old son of Badlands Hanover looks for his first victory of 2022.
Kataparka controls the rail for driver Adam Merner after touring Red Shores Summerside in winning fashion his last start, stopping the clock in 1:57.2.
Soccer Hanover is the hottest horse in Eastern Canadian horse racing, fresh off a second-place finish after winning four straight races previous to that. Ken Murphy drives the Leith Waite trainee from post six.
Perennial top-class horse Nogreatmischief has post four for trainer/driver Walter Cheverie while post five belongs to Moonwriter with Jason Hughes getting the driving call Friday for trainer Colin Johnson.
The Backstretch Beat likes Bugsy Maguire on top of the triactor: “Bugsy Maguire has the inside draw and, if Rogers can get him rolling at the start and set up on the front end, it could be all over.”
The back-up pace hits the track in Race 9 for a $2,400 purse as His Boy Elroy will attempt a repeat of his crushing 1:56.2 performance last week. Cheverie drives the Phil Sizer trainee from post two for owners Doug Polley and Gordon McComb. His top foes include Dylan Sam from post seven with Murphy driving and rail-sitter Theycallmedude and driver Merner.
To view Friday's harness racing entries, click on the following link: Friday Entries - Summerside Raceway.
(With files from Red Shores)