By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
SUMMERSIDE, PE – Howmac Charmer held on gamely in a tight finish to capture the top event on a busy Tuesday night at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The $3,650 feature in race 14 saw Howmac Charmer ($4.30) stalk the pace through the first three-quarters for driver Corey MacPherson and pounce late to edge Hes Touring (Driven by David Dowling) by a head in 1:55.4. Braxtons Boy (Brady Sweet) was another length back in third. Doug Williams of Guelph, Ont., owns the winning five-year-old son of Malicious.
Little Leroy ($2.10) delivered a dominant 1:54.4 victory in race 3 for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Joe Baxter for the fastest win of the night. The four-year-old gelding is owned by Baxter, Marion Stewart, Brian Ramsay and the BMD Memorial Stable.
Driver Adam Merner had the hots hands on the evening, winning four dashes.
The Nova Scotia native opened up the program winning race 1 with Saulsbrook Gunner ($3.90) in a 1:58 maiden breaking score from his own barn, then capturing race 2 aboard Run For The Money ($6.40) in 1:58.4 for trainer Chris MacKay. Merner also bagged a pair of winners for trainer Earl Watts including Thelastartie ($12.80) in race 7 in 1:59.4 and Starship Glyde ($2.80) in the race 15 finale with a 1:58.4 clocking.
Dont Come Lookin ($29.40) posted the biggest upset of the night in race 13, rallying from off the pace with Dowling in the bike to prevail in 1:59.1 for trainer Chris Davies. Davies doubled up from his barn with Canvas Of Stars ($11.10) winning race 6 in 1:59.4 with Ryan Desroche in the bike.
The victory contributed to a Desroche triple as Anniemosity ($4.30) won race 8 in 2:02 from the Greg MacInnis barn and Brokeandoutofgas ($4.10) won race 11 in 1:56.4 for trainer Tammy Collings.
George Rennison scored a pair of training wins from his Truro, N.S., stable with Going Yard ($5.10) winning race 12 in 1:56.3 and Privilege ($11.00) winning race 10 in 1:57.4, both in line to Dowling to give him a triple in the race bike.
Racing continues on Prince Edward Island with cards slated Thursday and Saturday evening with 6 P.M. Post Times for each day at Red Shores Charlottetown. Visit Redshores.ca for free programs, replays and wagering information.
