He decimated his rivals in last week's feature event at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway, but the outside post will complicate things for Rash B Havior on Sunday (September 10).
The 12-dash Sunday afternoon kicks off at 1:00 p.m. (Atlantic), with the $2,100 Garth Schurman Memorial headlining the card as race 11. The afternoon’s top pace has Rash B Havior fresh off a 1:56.1 victory off the rail last Monday during Labour Day action in Summerside. The son of Lis Mara is again teaming up with leading driver Marc Campbell for owner and trainer Michael Peters from the outside post in a field of six. Old Buck has been sharp all season and gets Walter Cheverie this week from post one, while Narragansett can never be counted out and has post five this week for trainer-driver Jason Hughes.
Race analyst Bo Ford sees post position not playing a negative factor in Rash B Havior's chances.
"He toyed with his rivals last week," Ford said of Rash B Havior. "With three wins over his last five starts, this horse is red hot. Keeping Campbell only adds to his upside."
Other entries include Capitalism (Adam Merner), Keep Coming (Gary Chappell) and D Bs Rosco (Kenny Arsenault).
Culpepper is in race nine with the outside post in the seven-horse field, as he looks to defend his unbeaten record on the East Coast. The grey son of Camluck was a 1:57.2 winner in his debut on red soil for driver Jason Hughes, co-owner and trainer Kristina McCourt and co-owner Braedon McKenna. The seven-year-old pacer’s main challenge will come from post five starter Mando Fun, who was a top performer in the Summerside top class at the start of the season.
The sixth race is the Peter Coughlin Memorial, with Windemere Johnny favoured in the $1,000 event with Chappell driving for trainer Phil Sizer.
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