Supreme Rockette sets record in Sires Stakes

SUMMERSIDE, PE – A special Sunday afternoon harness racing program featured 13-dashes of the Atlantic Sires Stakes with Supreme Rockette (E L Rocket) rewriting the history books at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

Two-year-old EL Rocket filly Supreme Rockette was unchallenged in her $12,520 Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old trot division as she marched to a 2:01.3 track record for rookie trot fillies. Mike McGuigan trains and drives for owner Jamie Whalen of Avondale. The mile eclipsed the former 2:01.4 record held by Dusty Lane Wee.

West River Jet (E L Rocket) (Driven by Ken MacDonald) won the other $12,520 Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old trot division for trainer Clare MacDonald and owner Haley MacDonald in 2:01.

The Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old trot divisions saw victories by Gettin Lit (E L Rocket) in 2:00.2 for trainer-driver McGuigan and owner Whalen as well as Rocket Blast (Corey MacPherson) in 2:01.2 for owner-trainer Carl Bagnall of Stratford.

In other action, Badgirl Bridgette (Stonebridge Terror) won her fourth straight in a $17,600 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division for two-year-old pacing fillies. William Lanigan owns and trains while Jason Hughes handled the driving duties in the 1:56.4 mile.

Howmac Maleficent (Malicious) (Ken Murphy) provided a mild upset at 5-1 in the other $17,600 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division in 1:59 for trainer Joe Baxter and owner Peter Garnet Gilby of Nova Scotia.

The $6,000 Atlantic Sires Stakes B-divisions for rookie fillies were won by Mindbodyandsoul (Malicious) (Gilles Barrieau) in 1:59.3 for trainer Earl Watts, Lady Llamrei for trainer-driver Adam Merner in 2:00 and Lorne Valley Liv (Myles Heffernan Sr.) in 2:00.4 for trainer Myles Heffernan Jr.

Malevolent (Malicious) (Paul Langille) scored in a $19,880 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division for two-year-old pacing colts for owners Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille. Time of the mile was 1:56.4.

The other $19,880 A-division for rookie pacers saw Rosetown Eclipse (Bet The Moon) (MacPherson) land on top in 1:57.4 at 11-1 odds for owners Jim Gorman, Rosetown Stable and Mike Gorman.

The two-year-old pacing colts $6,000 B-divisions were claimed by Starship Slx (David Dowling) in 1:59.3 for trainer Watts and Chromed Up (Dowling) in 2:00.3 from the Chris MacKay barn.

Live racing continues Tuesday evening at 6 P.M. at Red Shores Summerside.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores