Blood Money resilient in Monctonian Pace

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Tracking down the pacesetters, Blood Money (Sweet Lou) was dead game in The Monctonian Pace on the Saturday afternoon (Aug. 20) harness racing program on Gold Cup and Saucer Day at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on the final day of Old Home Week.

Dr. Mitchell Downey drove his own Blood Money to a 1:56.4 three-quarter length victory in the $3,300 Monctonian Pace from post 3 for trainer Ellen Stevenson. The New Brunswick pacer prevailed over Ironside Seelster (Driven by Corey MacPherson) and Better Than Cash (Ambyr Campbell).

Tempo Seelster was the best in 1:58 in the race 10 Chris MacPherson Memorial in honour of a beloved former Special Olympian and race fan. Ken Murphy steered the Gary Poulton co-owned and trained 12-year-old for co-owner Dewar Burhoe of Charlottetown.

The $9,375 Grassroots divisions of the Joe O’Brien stake for three-year-old pacing colts saw victories by Elm Grove Quail (Paul Langilel) in 1:54.2 along with Elm Grove Qwiggly (Marc Campbell) in 1:54.3.

MacPherson had the hot hands on the day winning the Don MacLeod Memorial with Brookdale Sienna in 1:58.2 for trainer Keith Campbell and a double from the Paul Conway barn with Private Dancer (1:58) in the George Wilkie Memorial and Shifting Views (1:55.2) in the Levi Leblanc Memorial.

Defriended set a new track record for three-year-old trot fillies in the Tom and Margaret Claybourne Memorial winning in 1:58.4 for driver Myles Heffernan Sr., trainer Myles Heffernan Jr., and owner Jackie Heffernan of Summerville.

Rollwithhottytoddy had one of the fastest wins of Old Home Week as Ontario driver Brett MacDonald steered the Rollwithitharry colt to a 1:53 flat win for co-owner and trainer Trevor Hicken of Montague and owners Toddy and Trish Hardy of Nova Scotia.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores