This Tuesday (July 15) is trot night at Red Shores’ Summerside Raceway, as the Atlantic Sires Stakes – Meridian Farms two-year-old and three-year-old trot will take centre stage.
Stakes action will get underway in Race 3 where seven two-year-olds will make their career debuts for a purse of $8,820. First-race post time for the card is 7 p.m.
In Race 3, Paymenowpaymelater, who will start from Post 2, is the morning line favourite for owner Wade Peconi of Stanchel. Earl Watts trains the two-year-old Northern Bailey-Credibility filly and will hand the lines to veteran driver Kenny Arsenault. Paymenowpaymelater is coming off an impressive qualifier where she was a going-away winner in 2:09 with Arsenault in the sulky. She will do battle with Dusty Lane Jacob from the rail (to be driven by Clare Macdonald). B J Matador has drawn Post 3 fresh off a 2:13.3 qualifying victory for owner-trainer Bert Honkoop (Brian MacPhee will do the driving). The field also includes Bayriver (3-1 on the morning line), Oceanview Roz (6-1), Rustico Lighthouse (7-2) and Phoenician (10-1).
Race 5 features the first division for the three-year-old trotters. Saulsbrook Pippa has been saddled with Post 6 after a 2:03.1 victory in Red Shores’ Maple Leaf Trot Stakes with Corey MacPherson in the bike. The winner of $11,681 in lifetime earnings is owned by John Pineau of Hunter River and Myron Ford of Harrington. Pineau also handles the training duties and MacPherson will drive.
Wait For Me will start from Post 1 in the second division for the two-year-old trotters. Wait For Me is a full sister to former Maritime champion and Red Shores’ Summerside's current track record holder, Waiting On A Woman. The daughter of Northern Bailey-Southwind Faith is owned and bred by Mitchell and David Tierney. Mark McKinnon does the training and driving.
Last season's Maritime Breeders and Breeders Crown champion Phantom Beau will compete in the final division for the three-year-old trotters. He was victorious in his last start for owner Peter Breau of Moncton. Phantom Beau will start from Post 7 and will open up at odds of 4-1. Pineau does the training and Arsenault will handle the driving duties against seven other rivals.
Oceanview Rose is one of those rivals, she picked up a 2:05.4 victory in her division of the Maple Leaf Trot Stakes last Wednesday for owner-trainer Bill Roloson. Mike Stevenson, who is closing in on win No. 1,500, will drive.
Outside The Wire is the morning-line choice in the Race 11 feature. He was a winner in 1:57.1 last time out for owners Andrew Avery and John Brodrick. Craig Avery is the trainer and Brodie MacPhee will do the driving from Post 4.
Putnam Mackenzie, who will start from Post 3, ships in from Ontario where she was a winner in her last start in 1:56 on the WEG circuit. Kent Livingston of Cornwall and Dan Livingston of Stratford are now the owners with Alan Taylor taking over the training duties from former Gold Cup and Saucer winner Dean Nixon. Gary Chappell is scheduled to do the driving.
The rest of the field includes Tyber Champ (Edward Strongman), Capitalism (Jason Hughes), All Out (Kenny Murphy) and R Sonoflife (Marc Campbell).
To view the harness racing entries for Tuesday at Summerside, click the following link: Tuesday Entries – Summerside Raceway.
(With files from Red Shores)