Burn Out Hanover fires from last to first

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Burn Out Hanover (Well Said) is known for loving the front end, but he was just as content circling up for victory in the Monday evening (Oct. 24) top harness racing class at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway.

The seven-year-old gelding sat last in the $3,300 Preferred 2 pace while Dylan Sam (Ken Murphy) set the tempo through splits of 27.4, 57.3 and 1:26.1. The last quarter would be soft, and Burn Out Hanover took advantage with driver Brady Sweet angling him to gobble up ground for a half-length victory in 1:57.

Race favourite Screen Test (Corey MacPherson) was second ahead of Nogreatmischief (Walter Cheverie).

The winning pacer is owned by the Orwell Bay Stable and trained by Jeff Holmes, who went undefeated on the evening in three separate races.

Holmes also won the evening finale with JK Pilot in 1:56.2 and an elimination of the P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association Fall Challenge series with Fern Hill Dynamic in 1:58.2, with MacPherson in the bike for both those wins.

MacPherson swept all three series eliminations winning with Spack Jarrow (1:59.3) for trainer Raymond White and Jetster (1:57.1) for Stanley Harper for the driving grand slam.

Jaycob Sweet recorded a driving double on the program.

The four-win night brings MacPherson to 37 victories at Red Shores Summerside in 2022 and puts him within striking distance for the driving title. David Dowling remained winless on the night and leads the way at 40 wins, ahead of Murphy who won race 1 to give him 39 winners while MacPherson sits third heading into the final race card of the year on Sunday October 30^th.

Live racing continues Thursday evening at 6 P.M. at Red Shores Charlottetown. For more information go to Redshores.ca.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores