By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Ironsided Invitational star Twin B Tuffenuff notched the 50th win of his career on Saturday afternnon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Twin B Tuffenuff ($4.00) was all business in the $5,100 Race 11 feature right on the engine in 1:54.4. Gilles Barrieau put the 10-year-old Rock N Roll Heaven stallion on the point for trainer Ron Matheson and owner Pat Morris of Charlottetown and never looked back in fractions of 27.1, 56.4 and 1:26.2 with a 28.2 closer. Malignity (Driven by Paul Langille) tracked and held second ahead of T H Boomtown (David Dowling).
Barrieau tripled up on the day as he also hit the wire first with a pair of horses from the Oakes Stable of Warren Grove. Rose Run X Con ($5.40) won race 8 in 1:55.4 with Barrieau driving for owner JD Racing Inc., of Cornwall then Doctor Grenfell ($2.90) controlled every step in Race 9 winning his third straight for owner Milton Young of Paradise, NL., this time in 1:56.2.
The Clifford Murphy barn teamed up with driver Ken Murphy for a training double with Abc ($2.30) in race 3 with a 1:57.4 clocking and Heres To Art ($12.70) who dug in bravely in Race 7 for a neck decision in 1:57.1.
Driver Adam Merner scored a double on the day to now sit three wins shy of 1,000 lifetime. The Springvale driver won the Seniors Engagement Committee City Of Charlottetown pace with Freight Air ($5.00) in a sharp 1:56.1 for trainer Neil Bambrick and owner Alex MacPhee as well as with Mr Kelly ($3.20) in 1:57.3 from his own barn as the veteran son of Rollwithitharry went over $200,000 in career earnings.
The Merner trained Pendleton Rodeo ($3.20) also won race 6 in line to catch driver Corey MacPherson in 1:55.3.
Live racing continues Tuesday evening at 6 P.M., at Red Shores Summerside.
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