Record broken on stakes-filled Summerside card

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Another track record fell on a special Stakes Sunday at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway featuring Canada’s oldest harness racing stakes race, the P.E.I. Colt Stakes.

The 15-dash card saw stakes events in every race with race 4 of the day rewriting the two-year-old trotting filly track record as Defriended won in 2:04.1. Myles Heffernan Sr., was in the race bike behind the record setting daughter of Amigo Hall in her $7,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old trot filly division for trainer Myles Heffernan Jr., and owner Jackie Heffernan of Summerville. The mile lowered the former rookie filly record of 2:04.3 co-held by Maple Leaf Spirit and Time Warp.

DEFRIENDED REPLAY

The $7,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old trot colt splits were won by Mr Miller (Driven by Corey MacPherson) in 2:08 and Up Helly AA (Ken MacDonald) in 2:04.4.

MR MILLER REPLAY

UP HELLY AA REPLAY

The day also saw the two-year-old pacers in action with JJ Scarlett upsetting the first $12,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old filly Gold division in 1:58 in line to Danny Gillis for trainer Walter Walker and owner Wwggmacinnismackinon Stb., of Inverness, N.S.

JJ SCARLETT REPLAY

Rhojo Moe was upset minded in the other $12,000 Gold filly split with a 1:59.1 win for driver Marc Campbell, co-owner and trainer Sandy Baird and co-owner The Rhojo Group of Trenton, N.S.

RHOJO MOE REPLAY

The $6,000 grassroots filly divisions were won by JJ Linda (Walter Cheverie) in 1:59.4, Smokin Molly (David Dowling) in 2:00.4 and Therealprincess (MacPherson) in 1:58.2.

Fern Hill General continued his perfection in a $12,200 P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old pacing colt Gold division with a 1:58.1 win for driver Brodie MacPhee, trainer Earl Smith and owners Peter Smith of Stratford and Gerald Morrissey of Vernon River.

FERN HILL GENERAL REPLAY

St Charlesfireball delivered in his $12,200 Gold division in 1:57.1 for trainer-driver Campbell and owners Ryan and Everett MacLeod of Souris.

ST CHARLESFIREBALL REPLAY

The $6,000 grassroots colt divisions were claimed by Woodmere Gaelic (MacPhee) in 1:59, Stash It Away (Campbell) in 2:00.3 and Soul Assassin (Dowling) in 1:57.3.

WOODMERE GAELIC REPLAY

STASH IT AWAY REPLAY

In three-year-old trotting action, Dusty Lane Milo led at every call to win the $9,200 colt division in 2:02.2 for driver Adam Merner, trainer Melissa Rennie and owner Marsha Knox of Stanhope.

DUSTY LANE MILO REPLAY

Rich Daydreams won the $9,200 three-year-old filly P.E.I. Colt Stakes division in 2:04 in line to trainer Kenny Arsenault for owner Wade Peconi of Stanchel.

RICH DAYDREAMS REPLAY

Live racing continues Thursday and Saturday evening at Red Shores Charlottetown and Sunday afternoon (Aug. 1) at Red Shores Summerside.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores