Doyle triples closing night at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Harness racing trainer Jennifer Doyle was history bound on Sunday (Dec. 31) evening during a special New Year’s Eve presentation at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. 

The Earnscliffe trainer scored a triple on the evening to clinch the training dash title at the city track and become the first female trainer to earn the honour in 135 seasons of racing at the historic half-mile oval. 

Doyle’s Sunday exploits included wins with Atlantic Star (Driven by Mike McGuigan) in 1:59.3, Mantario (Damian MacLellan) in 1:57 and Elm Grove Mistress (Jason Hughes) in a 1:58 trip. The triple put Doyle at 74 wins at Red Shores Charlottetown in 2023 ahead of Hughes in second with 69 wins after a training double while Melissa Rennie rounded out the top three with 67 victories. 

Hughes’ training wins on the card came with Woodmere Sheldon (1:59.1) in line to Hughes and in the $3,400 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace with Acefortyfour Dome (1:57.4) with Mark Bradley above the wheels. 

Hughes also had a driving triple as Skip Across won race 5 in 1:59.1 for trainer Stanley Harper for her third straight. 

Marc Campbell had three winning steers to cement his 14^th straight season as leading driver at Red Shores Charlottetown. Campbell prevailed with Itsuptoyou (1:59.1) for trainer Kevin MacLean, Spack Jarrow (1:57.4) for Raymond White and Dorabella (2:00.1) for trainer Kyle Desroche. 

Tammy Collings also grabbed her first career training victory during the program when MacLellan guided Howmac Maximus to a 1:58.3 win in race 2. 

The final race of 2023 was won by Three Trick Gainer (David Dowling) in a 1:57.4 stretch drive for trainer Saul Lanigan. 

Live racing continues Saturday, Jan. 6 at Red Shores Charlottetown. 

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores