Bee Two Bee ends Blood Money streak

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Bee Two Bee (Sunshine Beach) reclaimed the Preferred harness racing spotlight turning back the streaking Blood Money Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park with a front-end score in the $7,000 Preferred 1 Pace.

Jason Hughes put Bee Two Bee ($2.70) right into play from post 4 and cleared to the front through an opening quarter of 27.2 before carving out fractions of 55.4 and 1:25. The nine-year-old son of Sunshine Beach had plenty left for home, closing in 27.3 to win by three lengths in 1:52.3 for trainer Ashley Gamester and owners Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and Blair MacLauchlan of Charlottetown. Blood Money (Driven by Gilles Barrieau) sat second throughout and finished there to see his win streak snapped at six, while T H Boomtown (Marc Campbell) completed the triactor.

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The evening’s $5,150 Preferred 2 saw Brigus ($24.90) score an 11-1 upset for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Nicholas Oakes. The five-year-old son of Betterthancheddar cut the mile from post 4 and refused to give in, winning by a quarter-length in 1:55 for owner Milton Young of Paradise, NL. Fast Louie (Barrieau) rallied hard for second while Malignity (Paul Langille) was third.

The evening opened with Starship Sharky ($5.60) delivering a dominant victory in race 1. Adam Merner engineered the winning trip for trainer Earl Watts as the three-year-old Somewhere Fancy gelding powered away to win by 14 lengths in 1:56 for owner-breeder Claude Poirier of Havre-aux-Maisons, Que.

Merner won again with No Mo Fear ($4.70) in race 4 in 1:57.4 for trainer Paul Doyle then struck the triple in race 13 as Merigo Magic ($5.50) closed out the program with a sharp last quarter of 26.4 to win in 1:57.2 from his own barn.

Watts doubled from his stable as Gigis Dream ($2.20) and Marc Campbell controlled race 8 in 1:55.3.

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

For race replays, programs and more go to Redshores.ca.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores