Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway's 2020 racing season is set to open up on Friday (June 26), and Creepin will be taking on the best of western PEI in the feature.
The 11-dash Friday card has a 6 p.m. first-race post time, and the $2,500 featured pace will line up for Race 10.
Creepin, who has dropped down from the preferred class for Friday's tilt, is scheduled to start from Post 5 in teh Friday feature. David Dowling will again drive the six-year-old son of Mach Three for trainer Brittany Watts and owners Alex Quinn of York, Jim Quinn of Vernon Bridge, and Carl Peterson of Hunter River. Creepin has yet to miss the board thus far this month. Mantario is set to start from the outside Post 6, and is heading into the clash fresh off of a second-place finish in the Preferred 2 class. Kenny Arsenault has retained the drive behind Mantario for trainer Alex Sobey and owner Walter Simmons of Summerside. Hes Marvalous is the classifier’s choice for second, and is set to start from Post 4 for driver Myles Heffernan Sr. and trainer Myles Heffernan Jr. Known for his early gate speed, Hes Marvalous could help make the opening quarter interesting in a field that will include former 'leaver' Big Surf (to be driven by Adam Merner).
The 'Backstretch Beat' in Friday’s program lists Creepin as the No. 1 choice to win the top class. “Creepin hardly ever looks out of place in with the bearcats in the preferred class,” reads 'the beat.' “With this group a notch easier, he should be the one to knock off.”
Also scheduled to be in the field are Zack The Men (Dale Spence) and Adventure Luck (Corey MacPherson).
The $2,100 'back-up pace' will finish off the program in Race 11. Veteran pacer Eagle Jolt headlines the field and is scheduled to start from Post 3 for trainer-driver Marc Campbell and owners Marie and the late Wilbur MacDonald. The teenage son of Village Jolt has been an iron-tough campaigner and has notched 65 career wins. Other top entries on the morning line are Flash In The Pang (Ken Murphy) and Best To Hurst (Dowling).
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To view the harness racing entries for Friday at Summerside, click the following link: Friday Entries - Summerside Raceway.
(With files from Red Shores)