Paymenowpaymelater has not only been unbeatable thus far in her career, she has also been untouchable.
Paymenowpaymelater will put her five-race win streak on the line Wednesday night at Red Shores' Summerside Raceway in the $5,800 Lady Slipper for two-year-old trotters. Post time for the 13-dash card is 7 p.m.
The daughter of Northern Bailey has drawn the outside Post 7 in the evening’s seventh race. The Earl Watts trainee has been untouchable this season winning by at least two lengths in all of her races to date. Her last start, which came during Old Home Week, was the fastest of her career, as she won in 2:05.2 for owner Wade Peconi. Her regular pilot, Kenny Arsenault, will once again not be in the sulky on Wednesday, as he will have to drive his own pupil, Balanced Bailey, from Post 3. Therefore, Paymenowpaymelater will be in the hands of Summerside's leading driver, Marc Campbell.
Paymenowpaymelater’s stiffest competition comes from the rail starter, Bayriver. Owned by William Lanigan, the daughter of Nikes Image has recorded four second-place finishes from five starts this season. She was fourth to Paymenowpaymelater in her last start. Paul Lanigan does the training and driving. B J Matador, Balanced Bailey, Dusty Lane Jacob, Oceanview Roz and Windemere Tribe will round out the field.
Driver Walter Cheverie will look to keep his hands hot in the first division of the Lady Slipper for tewo-year-olds. Fresh off of a five-bagger in Charlottetown on Saturday night, Cheverie's first mount comes in Race 1 aboard the morning line favourite, J K Blaze, who will start from Post 6. Owned and trained by Joe Smallwood, the Chestnut son of Northern Bailey was a winner in his last start, and has three top-three finishes from five starts this season. Campbell will look to get the ball rolling early as well. Fresh off an appearance in the National Driving Championship Tuesday night in Charlottetown, Campbell will steer his own trainee, Dusty Lane Jewel, in the first race. Another winner in her last start, 'Jewel' also comes into the race with three top-three finishes in five starts. She has drawn Post 2.
Suicide Shift is the morning line choice in the Race 3 division. The two-year-old son of PJs Nabby is owned by Steven and Harold Shepherd along with Margo Fisher. Harold is the trainer and his son, Steven, will do the driving. A third-place finisher in his first lifetime start, Suicide Shift will go up against Wait For Me, who finished second in the very same race last time out. David and Mitchell Tierney own the full sister to former Maritime Champion Waitin On A Woman. Mark McKinnon trains and drives.
The first division of the Lady Slipper for three-year-old trotters has been carded as Race 5 and Southfield Shadow will headline the field of seven. A lifetime best winner in her previous outing, Southfield Shadow is owned by the Southfield Farms, Thane Mann does the training on the three-year-old daughter of PJs Nabby. Terry Gallant will drive. B J Comanche, who was a runner-up to Southfield Shadow in his last race, has finished in the top two in all of his races this year. Clare MacDonald will drive for owner-trainer Bert Honkoop.
The trotting action will wrap up in Race 9 with the second and final division for three-year-old trotters lining up for a purse of $8,200. A duo of outside starters will look to do battle for the lion’s share of the purse. Post 6 starter Incredibility will look to follow in her sister Paymenowpaymelater's footsteps and win for her new connections, Wade Peconi and the Windemere Farms. Watts does the training and Kenny Arsenault will drive. Dusty Lane Galaxy is the Post 7 starter. He has 13 top-two finishes from 16 starts and has been named the morning line favourite for trainer-driver Gary Chappell, who is only six wins away from career win 2,500.
The evening’s feature dash has been carded as Race 12. From the rail out is Lucky Journal (Gallant), Lucky Encounter (Norris Rogers), Nobestbfor (Cheverie), Godivabeachdiamond (Campbell), Ulla Bayama (Ken Murphy), Onehottvett (Wade Sorrie), Bad Date (Jason Hughes) and Pictonian Press (Chappell).
To view the harness racing entries for Wednesday at Summerside, click the following link: Wednesday Entries – Summerside Raceway.
(Red Shores)