Woodmere Cecil was aggressive from the start on his way to a lifetime-best performance in Joe O’Brien Memorial grassroots action on the Saturday afternoon (Aug. 21) program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Paul Langille trains and drives the son of Rollwithitharry, who sprinted through fractions of :27.3, :54.3 and 1:24.1 to win his $9,100 O’Brien Grassroots division in 1:54.4. Woodmere Cecil is owned by Debbie Francis, Blake Wells and Rosanne Langille.
The other grassroots split went to Tobins Native in 1:56.2 for owners Charles Piper Jr., Robert Siteman and William Shearer. Darren Crowe sat in the sulky.
Gonna Fool Ya won the Linda Ford Memorial in Race 10 for trainer-driver David Dowling in 1:56.2 over Dustylane Zambucca and Miss Kabana.
Dowling scored three wins on the day, including a maiden victory aboard Watchhimtreasure (2:02.2) in Race 1 for trainer Earl Watts and with After Market (1:59.2) for trainer Ron MacDonald in Race 8.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park (Afternoon).