Taking command from the start, YS Mathis was missionized in the Tuesday evening (June 20) Preferred 2 Pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway, winning in a track-record time.
Marc Campbell hustled his trainee off the gate from post two in the $3,600 featured pace and laid down fractions of :27.1, :55.1 and 1:23.3 before kicking clear for a three-length victory in 1:52.1, lowering the record for aged pacing stallions of 1:53 set by D Gs Camme and Avatar J, and just two-fifths of a second off of YS Lotus' all-age track record.
Brady Doyle of Stratford, P.E.I. shares ownership of YS Mathis, a six-year-old son of Sportswriter, with Jacinta Campbell of Charlottetown.
Stash It Away (Corey MacPherson) was second ahead of Navalny (Adam Merner).
Campbell had a driving triple on the evening winning with Baconabiscuit (1:58.4 winning mile) for trainer Stacey Darrach and Jetster (1:58.1) for Stanley Harper.
Princess Halo won the Happy Birthday Albert Nash Pace in a maiden-breaking score of 2:01 for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Garth Cole.
MacPherson made four trips to the winner's circle to secure the lead in the driving standings at Red Shores Summerside with 13 victories on the season. The Cornwall, P.E.I. reinsman won with Melody Maker (1:58.3) from the Greg MacInnis barn, Tobins Future (1:59.3) for Marvyn Webster, Ironside Seelster (1:57.3) for trainer Duane MacEachern and Now Showing (1:56.3) from the Leith Waite barn.
Live harness racing continues 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.
(Red Shores)