CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – It was triples all around for driver Marc Campbell and trainer Tammy Collings as the harness racing Winter Meet came to a close Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Collings kicked off her day winning race 5 in an open-length romp of 1:57 for Silver Spirit in line to O’Brien Award Future Star Finalist Brady Sweet as the 2-5 favourite. Sweet is up against Todd Ratchford for the O’Brien Award at the national gala on Saturday Feb. 8 in Mississauga, Ont.
Ideal Jet garnered the services of Marc Campbell in winning race 7 for trainer Collings at 3-1, then the duo clicked again in race 9 with Brokeandoutofgas in 1:58.4 at 6-5 odds.
Marc Campbell also drove the Landon Campbell trained Fern Hill Indigo to victory in 1:59 at 3-1 odds for the start of his own driving triple in race 6.
Tony Too Tall (Driven by Myles Heffernan Sr.) won the $4,200 feature in a 1:56.3 mile for trainer Trevor Hicken and owner Perry Burke as the 3-1 second choice on the tote board.
Carnival Heart (Ryan Desroche) won the race 3 Red Shores Pace in a 1:59.1 mile as the 1-5 favourite for trainer Shayna Toll at the head of a $1,202.20 triactor ticket with Greystone Shad O (Norris Rogers) and Outrageous Song (Corey MacPherson).
Dusty Lane Zoro won the final race of the season in a 1:56.2 trip at 3-5 odds for driver Donald MacNeill and trainer Ron Gass.
Live racing returns to Red Shores Charlottetown on Saturday May 3, while Red Shores Summerside opens up on Victoria Day May 19.
For the complete 2025 racing schedule and more go to Redshores.ca.
For complete race results, click here.
by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores