Unbeaten trotters star in P.E.I. Colt Stakes

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Stunning Speed (Muscle Through It) remained perfect while producing a dazzling mile Tuesday evening in P.E.I. Colt Stakes harness racing action at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park during Old Home Week Racing.

Trainer-driver Mike McGuigan sent Stunning Speed directly to the front in his $14,650 two-year-old P.E.I. Colt Stakes trotting colt division and the Muscle Through It rookie never looked back. Stunning Speed ($2.70) carved out fractions of 29.2, 58.4 and 1:28.2 before winning by one-and-three-quarter lengths in 1:58.4 over a track rated good with a one-second variant. Hopthroughit (Driven by Clare MacDonald) finished second with Earl Speed (Jason Hughes) third. The victory gave Stunning Speed five wins from five career starts and boosted his lifetime earnings to $32,669 for owners Little Pond Stables of Little Pond and The Coles Stable of Charlottetown.

Massivearmour ($2.10) kept his perfect record intact in the other $14,650 two-year-old trotting colt division for trainer Darryl MacLean. Gilles Barrieau controlled the race through splits of 30.4, 1:03 and 1:33.4 before Massivearmour powered away to win by six-and-three-quarter lengths in 2:03.4. Supreme Muscle (McGuigan) was second with I Dream Of Muscles (Jim Ripley) third. The Muscle Mass colt is now undefeated in three career starts with $23,309 earned for owners and breeders Calvin Larkin of Mermaid and Erika Bradley of Charlottetown.

Saulsbrook Disco ($4.90) captured the $14,650 P.E.I. Colt Stakes division for two-year-old trotting fillies in 2:06.2 for trainer Landon Campbell and driver Marc Campbell. Early Speed (Myles Heffernan Sr.) set the tempo before Saulsbrook Disco advanced first-over and prevailed by three-quarters of a length. Redland Trixie (MacDonald) completed the triactor. The Muscle Through It filly has won four of her five career starts and banked $23,079 for What R The Oddz Stable of Orwell.

Hallysgurl ($2.10) overwhelmed her rivals in the $21,100 three-year-old trotting filly division for trainer Darryl MacLean and driver Barrieau. The Muscle Mass filly took command before the three-quarter pole and opened up to win by six-and-three-quarter lengths in 1:59.2. Bonmati (Corey MacPherson) was second with Miss Gracie Ridge (Brodie MacPhee) third. The victory was the ninth of Hallysgurl’s 14-race career and increased her lifetime bankroll to $51,041 for owners and breeders Calvin Larkin and Erika Bradley.

Little Louis ($2.10) continued his remarkable career with a victory from post 8 in the $21,100 three-year-old trotting colt division. MacPherson moved the Kuri White trainee three-wide at the half-mile marker and Little Louis powered to the lead before winning by two-and-three-quarter lengths in 1:59.3. Hoponarocket (Barrieau) finished second while Call Of Honor (Ken Murphy) was placed third. The victory was the fifth from six starts this season and the 15th from 17 lifetime outings for owner-breeder East Coast Captains of Cornwall. Little Louis has now earned $116,048 in his career.

Adam Merner recorded a driving triple on the program. Listen Linda Lou ($5.70) opened the card with a 1:57.4 victory for trainer Carson Wilkie before Merner’s own trainee House That Builtme ($3.30) romped by seven-and-one-half lengths in 1:58.1. Merner completed his three-win performance aboard the Todd Walsh-trained Raising Sand ($5.60) in 1:58.2.

Marc Campbell also recorded a driving triple as he guided the Charles Gaudreault-trained Shadow Roman ($2.80) to a maiden-breaking victory in 1:57.3 before winning with Saulsbrook Disco and Rina Labelle ($4), who stopped the clock in 2:01.2. Saulsbrook Disco and Rina Labelle also gave trainer Landon Campbell a training double.

Live racing continues Wednesday evening at Red Shores Charlottetown with a 15-dash presentation beginning at 6 P.M.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores