Machinthesand Takes Labour Day Pace

Published: September 3, 2018 05:32 pm EDT

Machinthesand, owned by Noonan Holdings Ltd, wired the field to win the Labour Day Pace at Red Shores Summerside Monday afternoon, Sept. 3.

Driven by Ken Murphy, Machinthesand cut fractions of :29.1, :58.1 and 1:27.4 before sprinting home in :28.3 to stop the timer in 1:56.2. Barry Folland trains the pacer who notched his fifth win of the season. Red Magician finished two lengths back for second while Cartoon Daddy was third. The triactor paid $32.00.

Rockin Indy also scored in gate-to-wire fashion in the afternoon $2,000 back-up class at the Prince County Oval.

Corey MacPherson engineered the winning trip leaving from post three with Rockin Indy to see fractions of :27.4, :57.2 and 1:27 before scoring a three-quarter lengths victory in 1:56.3. Slide Guitar was second with Pictonian Storm completing the $114.30 triactor. Rockin Indy is owned and trained by Troy Murray of Clyde River, P.E.I.

Dowling had three wins on the Summerside program to put himself in a tie for third place among the driver standings. The Warren Grove driver won with Rojans White Jet from his own stable in 2:00.4, Howmac Blaze in 2:01 for trainer Earl Watts of Hampshire and Twice As Bright in 1:58.4 for trainer Elton Millar of Tyne Valley.

(With files from Red Shores Summerside)

To view Monday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Monday Results - Summerside Raceway.

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