Acedfortyfour Dome stakes claim as best Atlantic mare

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Acefortyfour Dome (Up The Credit), under the command of Jason Hughes, captured the $14,517 Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Final presented by Standardbred Canada in a dazzling 1:54.2 Monday (Oct. 17) at Red Shores Summerside.

The five-year-old harness racing mare tracked pace setter Dreamfair Zenfire (Marc Campbell) through splits of 27, 56, 1:24.3 before taking over the leader in deep stretch for her 8th victory of the season. Hughes trains the mare for owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge, PE. Dreamfair Zenfire held on for second while Ubettimagoodone (Dale Spence) was third. Acefortyfour Dome paid $13.50 to win while the 5-1-2 triactor returned $68.00.

In other action, Screen Test won the co-feature 11^th race for Corey MacPherson and the ownership group Kickin Horse Stable, York, PE and William Andrew, Calgary, Alberta. Ron Gass trains the pacer who notched his 36^th lifetime score. The time of the mile was 1:55.4. His Boy Elroy (Hughes) was second while Boys Turn (Dowling) finished third.

Drivers Ken Murphy and David Dowling went into the program tied with 38 victories on the season. Dowling edged ahead scoring with Ultimate Long Shot in the 3^rd race for trainer Earl Watts. That driver-trainer combination clicked again in race 4 with Cantstopthelovin  to give Dowling the lead with 40 wins on the campaign with two cards remaining while Watts continues to lead all trainers at Summerside with 18 top place finishes.

Dowling, Marc Campbell and Dale Spence recorded driving doubles on the program.

Live harness racing returns Thursday at Red Shores Charlottetown featuring the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders for two & three-year old trotters. Post time is 6pm.

For complete race results, click here.

by Lee Drake, for Red Shores