By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Bee Two Bee used some late kick to capture the $5,500 Preferred Pace on a busy Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The Ashley Gamester trainee got away sixth in the compact Preferred 1 field in race 15 as Phil My Beer (Marc Campbell) guarded the pylons and cut splits of 27.3, 57.2 and 1:27.1 with Wind Blown (Driven by Corey MacPherson) perched in the pocket. Driver Jason Hughes angled Bee Two Bee ($3.50) second-over at the three-quarters then three-wide off cover and the Sunshine Beach horse did the rest, roaring home in 28 seconds flat to win by a length in 1:55.4 over Wind Blown and Phil My Beer.
Bee Two Bee is owned by Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and Blair MacLauchlan of Charlottetown.
The Joe & Steven MacRae Memorial Fall Series had a trio of second-leg splits kicked off by Bold N Bad ($52.90) lighting up the toteboard in the first $4,000 division in race 2. Windsong Quincy (Marc Campbell) was first under the wire but was placed fifth for interference going to the eighth pole, elevating Bold N Bad to the victory. Brett Clow engineered the trip for owner-trainer Deanna Clow of New Haven, with Bugtown Nash (Rob Chappell) and Century Invictus (Norris Rogers) moving up to second and third in the amended order.
Spack Jarrow ($6.20) rolled in the first of the $4,500 splits in race 4. The veteran pacer tracked pacesetter Marleys Boy (Campbell) through fractions of 28, 58 and 1:29.1 then powered past in the lane to score in 1:58.3 for driver Jason Hughes and trainer Raymond White. Mike Slana of Belfast owns and bred the Ameripan Gigolo gelding with Marleys Boy second and Power Of Four (Ryan Desroche) third.
Rosiesmightymoe ($8.00) delivered in the other $4,500 division in race 6 as Gilles Barrieau steered him to victory in 1:58.3 in a tight three-horse finish over Five Star Dragon (Adam Merner) and Im Hungry (Paul Langille). Rosiesmightymoe is co-owned and trained by Melvin Gamester for co-owner Heather Gamester of North Wiltshire.
Hughes also won with Woodmere Ideal Art ($7.40) in 1:58 for trainer Sifroi Melanson in race 5 for a triple by the Stratford driver.
Driver David Dowling and trainer Jennifer Doyle teamed up for a pair of wins with Woodmere Sinatra ($4.40) in race 9 in 1:56.4 and High Praise ($4.80) for his third straight, this time in 1:56.2.
Adam Merner also recording a training and driving double with Sports Teller ($5.10) capturing race 12 in 1:57 and Merigo Magic ($2.10) sprinting home in 1:58 in race 13.
Racing continues Tuesday evening at 6 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown with a full schedule available at Redshores.ca.
