Record setting rookies to collide in P.E.I. Colt Stakes

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A pair of Summerside Raceway track record holders will collide Wednesday evening in P.E.I. Colt Stakes harness racing action at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as Old Home Week Racing continues.

The capital oval has a 15-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M., with a pair of $17,400 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Gold divisions for two-year-old pacing colts in races 10 and 13.

Woodmere Rock It is the 5-2 morning line favourite in race 13 from post 5 with Anthony MacDonald driving for trainer Jamie Smith and owner Thestable Woodmererock It of Guelph, Ont. The Tobago Cays gelding lowered the Summerside track record for two-year-old pacing geldings to 1:54.3 with an Atlantic Sires Stakes victory on Aug. 9.

Someplacesomewhere holds the Summerside standard for two-year-old pacing colts with his 1:55 victory on Aug. 9. The son of Somewhere Fancy is the 4-1 third choice Wednesday from post 3 for trainer-driver Adam Merner and owners Blair and Carl Hansen and Isaac Schurman of P.E.I., and Shane Esson of New Brunswick.

Woodmere Dougal is the 3-1 second choice from post 2 with trainer-driver Corey MacPherson for owners Peter Smith of Stratford and Gerald Morrissey of Charlottetown. The Bet The Moon colt has yet to miss the top three in four lifetime starts, including a pair of victories, and finished third to Woodmere Rock It in that Aug. 9 contest.

Malicious Benny (To be driven by Marc Campbell) has the rail, while Woodmere Fergus (Gilles Barrieau) leaves from post 4.

The first $17,400 Gold division lines up in race 10 with Much More Malice favoured at 5-2 from post 2. Barrieau drives the Malicious colt for trainer Kevin MacLean and owner Reginald MacPherson of Stratford. Much More Malice has four seconds from five lifetime starts and was second in 1:55.4 on Aug. 9 to Woodmere Rock It at Summerside.

Kingsdown is the 3-1 second choice from post 3 with Jason Hughes driving for trainer Jamie Smith. The rookie son of Blood Money won his latest assignment in 1:56.3.

Southdale Jeff has rail control at 4-1 for trainer-driver Adam Merner, while Camco Kolton (MacPherson) and This Guns For Hire (Marc Campbell) complete the five-horse field.

The program also includes seven $8,700 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing colts in races 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores