Governor's Plate champ romps at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – No Plan Intended (Up The Credit) was in a class of his own as he trounced the Saturday afternoon (Oct. 15) preferred pace harness racing field at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Jason Hughes drove No Plan Intended for co-owner and trainer Jennifer Doyle and co-owner Danny Birt of Earnscliffe to a 1:54 victory. The Governor’s Plate Champion and Gold Cup and Saucer runner-up sprinted through fractions of 27.4, 56.1 and 1:26.1 to win by five lengths over Fern Hill General (Driven by Brodie MacPhee) and a hard closing Navalny (Adam Merner).

Hughes also captured the $2,800 back-up pace in race 3 as a trainer-driver with the red hot Spicey P in 1:55.1 from his own stable for owner Robi Hughes of Stratford.

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

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores