Woodmere Rock It keeps perfect record intact

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Woodmere Rock It (Tobago Cays) delivered the fastest harness racing performance of the afternoon Saturday as Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old pacers took to the track at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Gilles Barrieau sent the undefeated Woodmere Rock It to the front from post 5 in his $15,520 Atlantic Sires Stakes A division and the rookie gelding never looked back. Woodmere Rock It controlled fractions of 28.3, 58.1 and 1:27.3 before sprinting home in 27.2 to win by one-and-three-quarter lengths in 1:55. Southdale Jeff (Driven by Adam Merner) finished second with Woodmere Dougal (Corey MacPherson) third.

WOODMERE ROCK IT REPLAY

Jamie Smith trains Woodmere Rock It for TheStable Woodmere Rock It of Guelph, Ont. The son of Tobago Cays paid $2.10 to win.

Marc Campbell collected four driving victories on the 10-dash program.

Campbell guided Malicious Benny ($2.30) to victory in the other $15,520 A division for two-year-old pacing colts. The Earl Watts trainee cut every fraction and held off Philndangerous (Brodie MacPhee) by a quarter-length in 1:57.4, with Woodmere Fergus (Jason Hughes) third. Wade Peconi of Stanchel owns and bred the winning son of Malicious.

Sheeowtime Speed ($4.60) gave Campbell and Watts another stakes victory in the $20,300 A division for two-year-old pacing fillies. Campbell moved the Somewhere Fancy filly first-over and she took command before the three-quarters on her way to a three-length score in 1:57.1. Starship Daisy (Paul Langille) completed the Watts exactor with Nauti Beach (Merner) third. Sheeowtime Speed is owned by Windemere Farms of Springvale and Matt and David Burke of Stratford.

Woodmere Twigs ($12.80) captured the other $20,300 filly A division in 1:58.4 for trainer-driver Merner. The daughter of Blood Money rallied through the stretch to defeat Redland Equinox (Kenny Arsenault) by three-quarters of a length for owner Runningonempty of Stanhope. Howmac Lula (Barrieau) finished third.

Campbell’s other victory came with Grampiesdirtyjokes ($3.30) in 1:58.2 for trainer Landon Campbell and Wilson Cassidy ($2.50) in 1:57.2 from the Kevin Bailey stable. Wilson Cassidy is owned and bred by Bailey of Sydney, N.S.

Trainer-driver Merner also clicked with Howmac Derry ($2.90), who won her B division in 1:58.2 for owners Cory Livingston, Route Nineteen Racing and Derryl Livingstone.

Redland Chea ($2.90) opened the card with a front-end victory in 1:59.4 for driver Paul Langille and trainer Kyle Williams. James Trainor and Williams share ownership of the Pang Shui filly.

Trainer-driver Monica Sutherland teamed Irish Rover ($5.90) to a neck victory in 1:59.1 for owner Monica Sutherland of Port Hood, N.S.

Tonton Ron ($14.50) rallied to win his B division in 1:59.3 for driver Ken Murphy, trainer Rick Armstrong and owner Yvanhoe Landry of Nouvelle, Que.

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To view the Saturday afternoon card results, click the following link: Saturday Afternoon Results – Charlottetown Driving Park.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores