Campbell triples at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Putting the finishing touches on a Marc Campbell driving triple, Time To Dance led every call in the featured harness racing pace on a special Boxing Day Program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Driver Marc Campbell pointed the now 51-time winner to the lead in the $3,600 feature and held on for a half-length decision in 1:57.3 over a track-rated two-seconds off. Laughagain Hanover (Driven by Jason Hughes) was second with Fern Hill General (Brodie MacPhee) third. Brent Campbell co-owns and trains the winning son of A Rocknroll Dance for co-owners Brady Doyle, Kent MacDonald and Ryan MacLeod. 

Marc Campbell also won with Ouchie in 2:01.3 for trainer Trevor Hicken and Cabot Beach in 1:59.4 for his third-straight victory from the Brent Campbell barn. The driver is on his way to his 14^th straight driving title at Red Shores Charlottetown. 

Blood Money captured the Darren Greig 40^th Birthday Pace in race 7 with a 1:58.4 score in line to Gilles Barrieau for trainer Ron Matheson and owner Dr. Mitchell Downey. Matheson tripled up from his stable as IC True Grit (David Dowling) won race 5 in 2:01.4 at 13-1 odds and Selkirk Echo (Barrieau) was another 13-1 winner in a 2:00.3 trip in race 10. 

Elroy Shiner was the boss in the Boxing Day Pace in race 6, leading all the way to a four-length win in 1:58 for driver Brady Sweet, trainer Jeff Holmes and owner Frank Sweet. 

Live racing returns for the final program of the calendar year on Sunday evening with a New Year’s Eve card starting at 6 P.M. 

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores