The 58th edition of the $50,000 Governor’s Plate, presented by Summerside Chrysler Dodge, will cap off a 15-race card at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway on Saturday, July 18, with live streaming of all the action available here.
Summerside's signature race features Arbitrage Hanover, who paced the fastest mile of all time at the Prince Country oval when he won his elimination last week in 1:50.3 while defeating defending Governor's Plate champion Miki Shan N. Arbitrage Hanover, a five-year-old Bettors Wish-Ana Hanover gelding with career earnings of more than $550,000, will have to overcome an outside post draw for the father and son, training and driving team of Clifford and Ken Murphy.
The other elimination winner, Get Wings, drew the coveted inside post position and is riding a four-race win streak into the final for trainer Vaughan Doyle, with Paul Langille getting the catch-driving call on the four-year-old Bettors Wish-The Captains Angel stallion as Marc Campbell will stick with post four starter Ammo, who has been assessed as the 5-2 morning line favourite.
The red-hot Ammo, a six-year-old Sweet Lou-Beach Gal stallion who is nearing millionaire status, set the pace in the record-setting elimination and finished third following back-to-back wins in his first two Island starts for trainer Ron Matheson. Campbell is seeking a record-tying sixth Governor's Plate victory.
Miki Shan N, who became the first horse in Atlantic Canada history to break the 1:50 barrier at the end of a 10-race win streak in the region last year, is back in the Chris MacKay barn and looking to defend his Governor's Plate title. He will start from post two with Corey MacPherson driving.
The complete field for the Governor's Plate follows.
$50,000 Governor’s Plate
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer - Morning Line Odds
1. Get Wings - Paul Langille - Vaughan Doyle - 7-2
2. Miki Shan N - Corey MacPherson - Chris MacKay - 3-1
3. Bee Two Bee - Jason Hughes - Ashley Gamester - 8-1
4. Ammo - Marc Campbell - Ron Matheson - 5-2
5. Jmr Speak Away - Gilles Barrieau - Darren Crowe - 6-1
6. Doc Awesome - Adam Merner - Darla MacEachern - 10-1
7. The Tulsa King - Mike McGuigan - Mike McGuigan - 12-1
8. Arbitrage Hanover - Ken Murphy - Clifford Murphy - 4-1
First race post time is 5 p.m. (ADT) for the evening's program that also includes a $15,000 consolation along with the $17,500 Ruby Chappell Memorial Open Mares Pace and P.E.I. Colt Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts. The Governor's Plate has an approximate post time of 9:36 p.m. (ADT).
The live stream from Red Shores will be available below.
To view Saturday's harness racing entries, click the following links: Saturday Entries - Summerside Raceway // Program Pages (courtesy TrackIT).
(Standardbred Canada)