Fight Song wins Island Oceans Trot

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Fight Song controlled the tempo and held off his main harness racing rivals to capture the $8,000 Island Oceans Trot Series leg, presented by Burkie By The Bay Stables, Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Jason Hughes sent Fight Song ($6.00) directly to the lead in race 8 and the seven-year-old son of Kadabra carved out fractions of 28.4, 58 and 1:27 before holding on for the half-length victory in 1:55.3. Favourite Buckhead Ridge (Driven by Marc Campbell) finished second while Flemsteen (David Dowling) completed the triactor.

FIGHT SONG REPLAY

Ashley Gamester trains Fight Song for owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge.

Gamester sent out two winners on the card including Dee ($2.60) with a 1:56.4 victory for driver Hughes in race 9.

Driver Marc Campbell recorded four driving victories on the 13-dash program to put him back in control of the driving standings for the 17th straight season at Red Shores Charlottetown. The Orwell driver started the action off with Bayonetta ($5.40) in a dominant six-and-a-half-length score in 1:55.3 in race 6 then won race 11 with Hatchling ($3.00) in race 11 in 1:57, both for trainer Landon Campbell.

Brokeandoutofgas ($4.70) captured the race 12 Fillies and Mares Preferred 3 in 1:54.4 for trainer Tammy Collings in line to Marc Campbell then Steady Heart ($3.70) scored in 1:55 in the race 13 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots division for his fourth win to give him a one-win edge over driver Gilles Barrieau at 54 wins to 53 victories so far in 2026.

In the P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series, the Bo Ford trained Steady Heart left from post 8 and came second-over before unleashing a 27.1 final quarter to win by one-and-a-half lengths over Sensational Gal (Barrieau) with Promise Me Later (Paul Langille) third. Ford co-owns the mare with Arnold Myers, Luke Beck and Scott Bridges.

Freaky Fanny ($4.30) won the other $6,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots division in race 10 for owner Josh MacDonald of Little Pond. Trainer-driver Darren Crowe guided the five-year-old daughter of Artspeak to the front and held off Moon Bound (Dowling) for the 1:55.1 victory. Miss Believing (Ryan Desroche) finished third.

Rookie trainer Hailey Cole scored her first ever training victory as Princess Halo ($3.70) won in 1:59.1 for driver Brady Sweet in race 3.

Live racing continues Saturday at 5 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown. For more go to Redshores.ca.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores