Get Wings captures $50,000 Governor’s Plate 58

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Get Wings delivered a front-end masterpiece to capture the 58th edition of the $50,000 Governor’s Plate final, presented by Summerside Chrysler Dodge, to give driver Paul Langille and trainer Vaughan Doyle their first victory in the East Coast Classic Saturday at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

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The 15-dash Governor’s Plate Night program generated $254,239 in wagering, the largest single-card handle in the 150-year history of racing in Summerside to eclipse the former record set the night before.

Get Wings ($16.00) and driver Paul Langille protected rail control in the Governor’s Plate finale, leading through fractions of 26.4, 55.4 and 1:23.4 before holding off a cavalry charge to win by a neck in 1:52.1.

JMR Speak Away (Gilles Barrieau) closed home in 27.4 to finish second at odds of 26-1 while defending champion Miki Shan N (Corey MacPherson) came first-over and was another head back in third. Ammo (Marc Campbell) finished fourth, just a quarter-length from the winner, with elimination track record holder Arbitrage Hanover (Ken Murphy) completing the top five.

Doyle trains Get Wings for owners Gary Ford of Stratford and Janet Kinney of Wheatley River, P.E.I. The four-year-old son of Bettors Wish recorded his 10th victory from 24 seasonal starts for his fifth straight win..

Lady Cafe Au Lait ($2.20) continued her domination of the aged pacing mares ranks in the $17,500 Ruby Chappell Memorial Open Mares Final in race 14. Marc Campbell sent the Earl Watts trainee to the lead from post 7 and controlled every fraction before drawing clear by three lengths in 1:53.1. Redland Misspretty (Langille) finished second with Badgirl Bridgette (Jason Hughes) third. The mile tied her aged pacing mares track record set on Sunday and also held by Woodmere Skyroller, Share The Moment and Get Answers.

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The winning daughter of Big Jim is owned by Windemere Farms of Springvale and Matt and David Burke of Stratford.

The $15,000 Bob Dewar Memorial Governor’s Plate consolation saw Mappos Lion ($6.30) power to the front before the three-quarters and opened up through the stretch to win in 1:52.2 for driver Ryan Campbell and trainer Taylor Doyle. Pacesetter Tony Too Tall (Keith Legge) finished second while Twin B Tuffenuff (Barrieau) was third.

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The $20,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing colts were won by Cattle Call, Shanghai Whiskey and Windemere Britt.

Cattle Call ($3.20) made every call a winning one in race 3 for Barrieau and trainer Ron Matheson, stopping the clock in 1:55.4. Zero Two Sixty (David Dowling) finished second with Kapueno (Campbell) third.

Shanghai Whiskey ($4.90) captured the race 7 Gold division in 1:55.4 for driver Campbell and owner-trainer Wade Myers. Darbies Fancy (Barrieau) was second while Sporty Anthony (MacPherson) completed the triactor.

Windemere Britt ($3.30) dominated his Gold division in race 10 with a 1:56.2 front-end victory for Langille and trainerKyle Williams. Oceanview Lou (Brodie MacPhee) finished second with Woodmere Mahomes (Barrieau) third.

Tobins April Fool ($23.50) prevailed by a head in the first $10,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Grassroots division in 1:57.3 for driver Brady Sweet and trainer Jeff Wallace. Mr Harris (Campbell) was second with McLovin (Langille) third.

Blazing Cays ($5.10) and trainer-driver Darren Crowe won the second Grassroots division by five-and-a-half lengths in 1:57.2. Woodmere Styles (Campbell) and Starship Sharky (Adam Merner) finished in a dead heat for second.

Elm Grove Untamed ($8.10) captured the final Grassroots division in 1:56.3 for Dowling and trainer Jennifer Doyle. Woodmere Bullet (MacPherson) finished second with Louie The Lip (Merner) grabbing the show dough.

Merigo Magic ($3.70) converted a pocket trip into a 1:53.1 victory in the race 8 Preferred 2 Pace for trainer-driver Merner. Freemans Legacy (Jaycob Sweet) finished second with Brookdale Johnny (Langille) in third.

Marc Campbell tripled on the evening to seal his lead for the Basil Whelan Memorial Award for top driver of Governor’s Plate Week 2026.

Jenn Doyle celebrated a pair of training wins on the card.

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

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores