Mr Kelly cruises to victory

SUMMERSIDE, PE – In his first start of the season in Prince County, Mr Kelly (Rollwithitharry) asserted his back class in the Tuesday night featured harness racing pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

MR KELLY REPLAY

The 15-dash card was headlined by the $3,900 Race 14 top class where Mr Kelly ($6.60) made no mistake off the gate, controlling the tempo en route to a front-stepping 1:56 victory for trainer-driver Adam Merner and his ownership group of Marsha Knox, Cory Livingston, Kevin Teasdale and Dustin MacInnis.

The eight-year-old son of Rollwithitharry chopped out fractions of 28.3, 59.2 and 1:28.1 before sprinting home in 27.4 to fend off Braxtons Boy (Driven by Brady Sweet), who sat the pocket throughout and was a length back at the wire. Hes Touring (David Dowling) was third after a stretch drive battle.

Earlier on the card, a rookie filly was the centre of attention in Race 1 for $3,150, where Saulsbrook Desi ($7.70) stamped herself as the first two-year-old winner of 2025 in Atlantic Canada. The two-year-old daughter of Somewhere Fancy rallied for a half-length decision in 1:59.4 with Merner at the lines for trainer Lenny Myers and the ownership team of Grayland Farm and Joseph Gamba.

SAULSBROOK DESI REPLAY

It was a solid night for Jaycob Sweet, who engineered a pair of victories from his own O’Leary stable. His first trip to the winner’s circle came in Race 6 as Timberlea Lady ($10.60) was a front-end winner in 1:57.1 in her $3,700 event for fillies and mares. Owned by Timberlea Standardbreds, the daughter of Pang Shui repelled Thinkingofeddie (Brady Sweet) in a tight finish.

Jaycob Sweet’s second score came in Race 12 with a powerful mission aboard Freemans Legacy ($11.90) in 1:57.0. The Pang Shui four-year-old held on by a narrow margin in the $3,400 test for trainer-driver Sweet and owner Mackenzie Arsenault. Longshot Doc Awesome (Adam Merner) flew late to snag second over post time favourite Howmac Exclusive (Corey MacPherson) to complete a $297.30 triactor ticket.

The final dash of the night saw the veteran pacer Well Did light up the toteboard in Race 15. Sent off at 18-1, the Paul Langille trained and driven pacer came charging from off-the-pace to win by a length in 1:58.3. The longshot winner paid $39.50 to win and topped a monstrous $1 high-5 ticket that returned $2,713.55. The win was the 60th lifetime for the 14-year-old son of Well Said.

Racing continues Thursday evening at 6 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown. Watch live at Redshores.ca and wager through HPIBet.com.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores