P.E.I. Colt Stakes underway at Summerside

SUMMERSIDE, PE – The finest two and three-year-old trotters in Atlantic Canada will head to Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway for Governor’s Plate Week harness racing on Tuesday for the P.E.I. Colt Stakes.

The 11-dash Tuesday card starts off at 6 P.M., with Mile Hill Waylon starting off his career in the first $13,000 division in race 2. The son of Mile Hill Willie has Gilles Barrieau set to drive from post 3 in his P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old trot colt division for trainer Paul Morrison and owners John and Barbara Breau of Shediac Cape, N.B. His main rivals are Camco Thor (To be driven by Myles Heffernan Sr.) and Marcus Down Ridge (Clare MacDonald).

The other $13,000 two-year-old trot division in race 7 will see Fire The Rocket (EL Rocket) favoured for trainer Ashley Gamester and owner Donald MacRae of Orwell. Ken Murphy is listed to drive the colt. Other top entries are Dusty Lane Gus (Adam Merner) and West River Jet (Ken MacDonald).

The $13,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes two-year-old trot filly division is in race 4. Supreme Rockette (Corey MacPherson) is top choice from post 1 after winning her Atlantic Sires Stakes division at the Truro Raceway on July 5. Mike McGuigan trains the EL Rocket filly for owner Jamie Whalen of Avondale. Her stablemate Oceanview Nikki (McGuigan) has post 5 after also winning her career debut.

The P.E.I. Colt Stakes three-year-old colt trot division in race 6 carries a $13,000 purse. Gettin Lit (McGuigan) leaves from post 3 as the favourite for owner Whalen. His competition includes Camco Laraido (Ken Murphy) and WL Roseys Rocket (Campbell).

Dusty Lane Darby is the top selection in race 8 in a $13,000 three-year-old colt trot division for driver Merner, trainer Melissa Rennie and owners Herman McQuaid and Jared Perrot. Rocket Blast will loom the danger from post 5 with a win, a second and a third from three starts in 2024. Corey MacPherson drives that son of EL Rocket for trainer Carl Bagnall.

Oceanview Daisy has rail control in the lone three-year-old trot filly division for $13,000 in race 3. Heffernan drives for trainer Myles Heffernan Jr., and owners Jackie Heffernan of Summerville and Barry MacLeod of Cardigan. The EL Rocket filly set a track record in her last start at Truro Raceway winning in 1:59.1. She faces off with last year’s Atlantic Breeder’s Crown Dusty Lane Wee (Marc Campbell, who has post 4.

The official post position draw for the 56^th edition of the Governor’s Plate, presented by Summerside Chrysler Dodge, will take place at 7:00 pm trackside.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores