Painted Pony takes MacRae Memorial Series

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Painted Pony led all the way to find the winner’s circle during his retirement tour in a harness racing division of the Joe MacRae Memorial Series, presented by MacRae Backhoe and Trucking, Sunday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. 

Driver Marc Campbell sent the 14-year-old son of SS Sand Dollar to the lead in his $3,000 MacRae Memorial division and led at every call for a 1:59.2 win for owner-trainer Raymond White. The gritty 47-time winner was a $1,000 yearling purchase by White at the 2010 Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale as the horse faces mandatory retirement at the end of the calendar year. 

Campbell had a trio of driving winners on the program as he also won the opener with I Can Do It after being placed first for a corrected 2:01 mile time from the Keith Ford Stable. The Brent Campbell trained Time To Dance captured the $3,800 Preferred Pace in race 11 with Marc Campbell above the wheels. 

West Coast Kid was a popular winner in his $3,000 MacRae Memorial division as David Dowling guided the Phil Kelly trainee to a 1:58.4 victory for partners Lynn MacLaren, John MacKenzie and Colton Profitt. 

The other division was won by Lock Her Up (2:00.3) for trainer-driver Kenny Arsenault and owner Jamie Kennedy of Charlottetown. Arsenault doubled up from his Charlottetown barn as he also won with JK Last Chance (1:55.3) in race 8. 

Driver Jason Hughes scored a pair of wins from his own stable as Century Invictus won in 1:56.2 and Phil Dorleans was a winner at 10-1 odds in race 9 in a new career best of 1:54.4. Hughes now sits one win ahead of Marc Campbell in the driving standings. 

Live racing continues Saturday (Nov. 11) with a special 2pm post time and Sunday (Nov. 12) at Red Shores Charlottetown with 12:30 P.M. opening post time.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores