Summerside, PE – Heart and Soul, owned by George & Earith Riley, Kensington, PE, established a new track record for two-year-old colts stopping the timer in 1:56.2 for driver-trainer Clare MacDonald Sunday at Red Shores Summerside.
The record breaking mile took place in a gold division of the Joe O'Brien memorial in race 12. The colt picked up his fourth victory from six starts. The previous record of 1:57.2 was held by Forever Paradise set on August 22, 2012. The other gold O'Brien stake went to KD Overdrive and Gilles Barrieau in 1:57.4.
The top performers in the O'Brien grassroots were Howmacsblackjack (Earl Smith), Rosewood (Kenny Arsenault), JJ Jodster (Marc Campbell) and Windemere Rene (Campbell)
The Lady Slipper gold stakes for $11,000 each went to Amirightorwrong (Scott Hubbard) in 2:02 while Dixie Lullaby (Todd Trites) won her assignment in 1:58.2.
Also taking top honors in the Lady Slipper grassroots were Every Time (Mark Bradley), R Es Miss Amy, (Barrieau), Riverboat Dancer (Mike Stevenson).
Gilles Barrieau had a driving triple putting his lifetime total after weekend at 4003. Campbell had a driving double while trainer Earl Watts recorded two victories from his stable.
For complete results and payouts go to www.redshores.ca
by Lee Drake, for Summerside Raceway