Summerside, PE – Harness racing action returns to Red Shores Summerside Wednesday under the lights. Post time is 7pm.
Motorino (3-1) and Machinthesand (5-2) will go head to head in the top class scheduled for race 11 with a 9:51pm post time.
Motorino, who is coming off a 1:56.2 score at Charlottetown, will leave from post 3 in the power-packed field for trainer-driver Terry Gallant and his co-owner Eric Johnston, Summerside, PE. The black gelding has seven wins from 22 starts this season along with six seconds and three show prizes. Machinthesand also comes off the bench with seven wins this season for Noonan Holdings Ltd – Russell and Karen Noonan, Middelton, PE. Ken Murphy will do the driving from post 3 for trainer Hughie Murphy.
The field also includes Allstar Seelster off the rail for Norris Rogers, J RS Hurricane (Dale Spence) and DBS Rosco (Kenny Arsenault).
One of harness racing's veteran campaigners, Life Savior, will officially retire in race 10 named in his honor. The 11 year-old has earned $104,088 in his career which includes an incredible 60 wins. Owner Darla MacEachern and trainer Duane MacEachern will send him out to lead the post parade followed by a trackside presentation to mark a remarkable racing journey. OH To Be Me has been established as the morning line favorite for driver Gary Chappell with Sporty B Skipalong (Norris Rogers) and Im Driven(Murphy) listed as triactor candidates.
In other action, Onehotvett is only two victories away from 40 lifetime wins while Capitalism is two shy of 30 trips to victory lane while Toad River is three away from reaching that milestone. All three horses compete in race 12.
Customers can purchase two pick 5 ballots on the 12 dash card. The first ballot is ear marked for races 1 thru 5 while the traditional Pick 5 remains on races 6-10. The Wild Horses tags will also feature jackpots of $50 per race with the final race of the night showcasing a $100 jackpot. The Wild Horses tag is a $2 triactor instant pick. If the Wild Horses tag matches the winning triactor, the winner gets the pay-out and the jackpot assigned to that race.
For race programs, backstretch beat and live video go to www.redshores.ca
By Lee Drake