Will it be the ‘Camme’ before the storm or could it be ‘Surf’s Up’ at Red Shores on Saturday night?
A rivalry in the making begins in the Saturday night Preferred 1 Pace at the Charlottetown Driving Park when D Gs Camme and Big Surf line up behind the Metro Building Supplies starting gate side by side.
Big Surf, the 2015 Cecil Ladner Memorial winner, has drawn Post 2 for the Burkie By The Bay Stable and Perry Burke. The four-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding has taken PEI by storm by winning three of his four starts this year, which includes two clockings that cam in 1:53 and change. The CDP’s top reinsmen, Marc Campbell, will handle the driving duties for trainer Trevor Hicken.
The rivalry will be born when D Gs Camme makes his third start of 2015 on Saturday night fresh off a 1:54 victory just one week ago. The defending Governor’s Plate champ is owned by Quentin and Hal Bevan, Tom Clark and Ron Matheson. The five-year-old son of Blissfull Hall is trained by Charlottetown’s best, Jackie Matheson, and will reunite with the Mainland invader the ‘Maritime Magicman’ Gilles Barrieau from Post 1. Si Semalu, newcomer Fortune Playboy and All Turain complete the compact field of five.
Rambling Lily will look to make it three in a row to start the 2015 season when she lines up against seven other rivals in Race 11, which will feature open mares. ‘Lily’ has drawn Post 6 for owners Allan Jones and Norm Leger. Jones does the training and Walter Cheverie will do the driving. Other contenders include For All We Know, Dirt Track Momma and Willow Warrior.
The Open Trot has been carded as Race 3. The ‘Queen of the Trot,’ Pleasure Girls, will be absent this week, thus it leaves the door open for a new winner this go-round. Holy Molie Magie will make her third start on red soil, and, after back-to-back second-place finishes to Pleaure Girls, she will look to return to the winner’s enclosure for owner/trainer Jeff Holmes and driver Cheverie. The field includes Parkhill Jugernaut, Frill Seeker and Caliban Hanover.
The 12-dash card will get underway at 6 p.m.
To view the harness racing entries for Saturday at the CDP, click the following link: Saturday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
Machinthesand Searches For Three-Peat
Five pacers will line up behind the Sherry’s Heating Service starting gate in the Race 10 feature on Sunday afternoon at Red Shores’ Summerside Raceway.
The morning line choice is Machinthesand. He will be looking to pick up his third victory in seven days when he lines up in Post 5. Owned by Noonan Holdings LTD, Russell and Karen Noonan, the Hughie Murphy trainee comes off a Canada Day victory in 1:55. On Sunday he will reunite with driver Norris Rogers.
The compact field of five includes Eagle Jolt, fresh off a 1:57 score in Charlottetown, Oh To Be Me, Carrera Angel and Outside The Wire.
The Race 11 ‘Go Home Pace’ will see the veteran 10-year-old gelding Life Savior put his three-race win streak on the line. He will be making the jump from the $4,000 claimer into the $5,000 ranks. Owned by Darla MacEachern and trained by father, Duane, the winner of 55 races lifetime has back-to-back victories in 1:58.1. He will get the services of Summerside’s leading driver, Corey MacPherson.
The 11-dash card is set for a 1 p.m. first post.
To view the harness racing entries for Sunday at Summerside, click the following link: Sunday Entries – Summerside Raceway.
(Red Shores)