The last time Smooth Lou was on red soil he was being cheered by more than 15,000 fans when he captured the 2021 Gold Cup and Saucer, and now he makes his Island return for the Tuesday evening, July 30 feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The western P.E.I. oval has a 13-dash Tuesday evening presentation starting at 6 p.m., with the $2,950 top event slated as race 12.
Corey MacPherson now trains and drives the eight-year-old Sweet Lou gelding Smooth Lou for owner Triple S Equine of Newton, Ont. The winner of 27 races and $243,070 is a seven-time winner in 2024, including a 1:52.1 victory over the half-mile surface at Flamboro Downs in Dundas, Ont. His latest central Canada start was July 19 where he finished second in a qualifier while timed in 1:55.4 at Kawartha Downs in Peterborough, Ont. He will start from the outside post six on Tuesday.
Woodmere Ideal Art is the morning line favourite in the top class with post five for trainer Sifroi Melanson and catch-driver Jason Hughes. The Articulator nine-year-old now sits at 40 lifetime wins.
Silver Spirit (Devon Wallace) has rail control while Frontier Cruise (Brady Sweet) ships in from New Brunswick and sill start from post two. Veteran pacer Pictonian Storm (Damian MacLellan) has competed in the Summerside feature dozens of times in his career and will have post three. Sauble Attack (Ken Murphy) completes the field with post four.
The Backstretch Beat places Smooth Lou on top: “The former Gold Cup and Saucer champion ships in from the Ontario circuit where he already won in 1:52.1 over a half-mile track this season. He doesn’t just deserve respect, he demands it. MacPherson will have him in play and we can’t put him anywhere but on top.”
The program also has a pair of horses looking to extend some young win streaks.
Jazzville (MacPherson) will leave from post one in race two as she is undefeated in two straight P.E.I. starts for trainer Blaine McKenna and owner Ron MacLean of Fairview, P.E.I.
Tobins Future (MacPherson) has been victorious in her last two starts from the Jason Biggar barn and will leave from post three in race 10 of the program. Biggar co-owns the daughter of Arthur Blue Chip with Robyn Wilson of Miscouche, P.E.I.
To view Tuesday's harness racing entries, click the following link: Tuesday Entries - Summerside Raceway.
(Red Shores)