Bee Two Bee received the garden journey in Saturday's Preferred Pace and turned it into triumph at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The $4,500 Preferred Pace had Wind Blown (Paul Langille) bounce to the lead in the :27.3 opening quarter then set splits of :56.2 and 1:24.4 with race favourite Bee Two Bee (Jason Hughes) watching in the two-hole. In the stretch, Bee Two Bee reached up through the passing lane to win by a neck in 1:52.4 for trainer Ashley Gamester and Island owners Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and Blair MacLauchlan of Charlottetown. Wind Blown was second ahead of the first-up Roll Em (Marc Campbell) in the three-across finish.
Bee Two Bee, a seven-year-old son of Sunshine Beach-Bee Fullof Steinam, earned his second consecutive win and 29th victory lifetime.
The Corey MacPherson stable tripled up during the 13-race card, starting with Langille driving Howmac Exclusive to a 1:57.4 upset at 17-1 in the race three Wade Poole Memorial. MacPherson drove Evil Vintage to a placed-first victory in the race seven Silverhill Buddy Retirement Pace in 1:56.1 and Mr Rielly to a 1:56.1 win in race 11.
The race six David Cook Memorial went to Solid Silver (Ken Murphy) in 1:56.3 for trainer Stacey Darrach.
Driver Marc Campbell scored a triple with Talk Some Smack (1:57.3) for trainer Todd Walsh in race five, the streaking Heave Away (1:54.3) from the Walter Walker barn in race 10 and Bacononabiscuit (1:55) for trainer Adam Merner in the race 13 finale.
Live harness racing continues on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Red Shores Summerside featuring an all-stakes cards with the Atlantic Sires Stakes.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)