Moonwriter hits money milestone

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Moonwriter turned a pocket ride into a career moment in the Sunday afternoon featured harness racing pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The ‘King’ of Island racing, Marc Campbell, was in the seat of the Colin Johnson trainee as Moonwriter eclipsed $400,000 in career earnings while the son of Sportswriter won the $2,900 preferred pace at the Prince County oval. Woodmere Ideal Art (driven by Jason Hughes) left hard off the wings to inherit the lead from Moonwriter and smash through splits of 27.2, 56.3 and 1:26.1 before finding himself under siege from the pocket sitter. Moonwriter kicked home in 28 flat to win in 1:54.2 for his sixth win of the season for owner Debbie Element of Village Green. Woodmere Ideal Art was second ahead of Best To Hurst (Ken Murphy).

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The preferred win was number four of the day for Campbell as he also won a trio of heats from his own stable. Raise You Twenty had his first Island win in 1:57.3, while the Campbell barn had a pair of maiden victories with Cutter Loose in 2:01.4 and Kharlamov in 2:00.3.

Piping Hot was the upset winner of the day in race 7 with a 1:59.1 victory at 46-1 odds in line to Myles Heffernan Sr., for trainer Kyle Williams. The Exactor paid out at $185.80 with a $744.60 triactor ticket.

Trainer Jeff Wallace had two wins on the day with Flowersonthebeach and Coasttocoastshark, both in identical times of 1:57.2 in line to brother Devon Wallace.

Live racing continues at Red Shores Thursday and Saturday in Charlottetown at 6 P.M. and Summerside resuming competition on Monday Sept. 6, at 1 P.M. for a Labour Day program.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores