Driver Corey MacPherson capped off an excellent weekend on Sunday (July 21) at Red Shores’ Summerside Raceway.
MacPherson hit the wire first in five of 12 races on the Sunday card, including a 1:55.4 new career record for Dangle Ona Dime in the $2,300 back-up pace for trainer Duane MacEachern of Summerside.
MacPherson’s five Sunday victories gave him a total of 10 weekend wins between Saturday at Red Shores’ Charlottetown and Sunday in Summerside. MacPherson’s five-win Sunday has propelled the Cornwall driver into second place among drivers in Prince County.
In addition to his Sunday win with Dangle Ona Dime, MacPherson also finished first with Ramset (1:58.1) for Elton Millar of Tyne Valley, Sharks Play (2:00.4) for trainer Barry Biggar of Summerside, Adventure Luck (1:58.3) from the Robert Williams Stable of Ellerslie, and with Badlands Giovanna (1:59) for trainer Jaycob Sweet of O’Leary.
New Brunswick trainer Sifroi Melanson also came to play at Summerside on Sunday.
Melanson, who shipped in from Greater Lakeburn, NB, won two races during the Sunday card, including a 1:55.4 score with Woodmere Ideal Art in the program’s featured $2,600 race. Norris Rogers piloted Woodmere Ideal Art over second-place finisher Red Magician (driven by Adam Merner) and pacesetter Midnight Matt (Jason Hughes), who finished third. The Ultimate Stable of Greater Lakeburn owns Woodmere Ideal, who is a four-year-old son of Articulator. Melanson’s other victory came with the Ultimate Stable-owned Ultimatelyhandsome in 1:56.4 in Race 9, which carried a pure of $1,900. Kyle Mason was in the bike for the victory.
Sendmeasign scored a mild upset in the Bill and Doris Companion Memorial Pace (Race 5), as owner-trainer Alex Sobey steered the mare to a 1:59.1 victory. Trainer Jeff Wallace of Alberton recorded two wins on the card, as Varadero Hanover (Ken Murphy) delivered in 1:57 and Coasttocoastshark (Murphy) was a winner in 1:57.4.
Head to redshores.ca for race replays and more.
To view the harness racing results for Sunday at Summerside, click the following link: Sunday Results – Summerside Raceway.
(With files from Red Shores)