Bless Me Father stays perfect as Campbell dominates

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Bless Me Father (Father Patrick) remained unbeaten in the All Star Cresting Trot Series with a crushing harness racing victory in the third and final leg Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as part of a five-win evening for driver Marc Campbell.

BLESS ME FATHER REPLAY

Three-year-old trotter Bless Me Father ($2.10) was an open-length winner in 1:57.2 in his $7,000 All Star Cresting Trot assignment while setting a new three-year-old trotting gelding track record, erasing the former standard of 1:58.1 set in 2020 by Mabou Ridge. Marc Campbell was in the seat for the Thursday win for owner-trainer Donna Van Meer of Mount Herbert. Southwind Arturo holds the overall three-year-old trot record just a tick faster in 1:57.1.

Marc Campbell’s Thursday dominance didn’t stop with Bless Me Father as he also captured race 2 with Windemere Classie ($3.50) for trainer Earl Watts in a 1:57.1 clocking and with the Landon Campbell trained pair of Galway Girl ($3.50) in 1:56 in race 9 and Woodmere Kennedie ($7.40) in 1:56.3 in the race 14 finale.

Race 12 went to Driver Marc Campbell with Steady Heart ($4.20) in the fifth-straight win for the daughter of Sunfire Blue Chip. Bo Ford trains the 1:55.4 winner.

Rosetown Mary ($5.00) scored in the Pacing Mare’s feature in race 13 with a 1:54.4 victory for trainer-driver Corey MacPherson. Pacesetter Sugar Bowl (Gilles Barrieau) hung on for second ahead of Elm Grove Mistress (David Dowling). Taylor MacPherson co-owns the winning daughter of Pang Shui with Rosetown Stable of Stratford.

The featured trot saw Fight Song ($2.70) prevail in the $4,000 tilt for trainer Ashley Gamester, driver Jason Hughes and owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge.

The Hunter River Lions Club Pace, presented in Race 5, saw Woodmere Honeymoon ($41.60) get up in the final strides for trainer-driver Adam Merner with a final time of 1:56.

Live racing continues Saturday evening at 6 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores