The ‘Red Rocket’ David Dowling kicked off the Wednesday (Aug. 23) evening program on a winning note and kept it going all night long at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
In the first race, Dowling clicked with Southfield Sandy from his own barn in 1:57.4 as his first of five wins on the evening.
Race five was more Dowling with a front-end score aboard Starshipsalicia from the Kyle Williams stable in 1:59. Brother Mike Dowling trained race seven winner Shes Rockandfame (pictured above) with driver Dowling delivering the 2:00.1 prevailing steer. Well Lets See got up to win race nine with Dowling driving for trainer Todd Hardy and stopping the clock in 1:59.4.
The race 12 $3,300 finale was the last Dowling victory of the Wednesday card as Woodmere Ideal Art got up for a mild upset in 1:55.1 over Sauble Attack (Ken Murphy) and Frontier Cruise (Corey MacPherson).
The five wins moved Dowling up to third place in the driving standings at Red Shores Summerside.
Stonebeachlily (MacPherson) was a winner earlier on the program in 1:57.1 in race three for the first half of a Hardy training double.
Driver Dale Spence had a trio of victories including the two fastest trips on the card. The Tyne Valley reinsman sent Speed Snip down the road to clock a 1:54.2 win as the heavy favourite in race eight for his wife, trainer MacKenzie Spence. Ifyoucouldreadymymind won race six for driver Spence and trainer Rick Armstrong in 1:58 while Flowersonthebeach was the best in the finale winning in 1:54.4 from the Jeff Wallace barn with Spence in tow.
Live racing continues Saturday (Aug. 26) evening at 6 p.m. at Red Shores Charlottetown and Sunday (Aug. 27) afternoon at 1 p.m. at Red Shores Summerside featuring the Lady Slipper Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies, the Joe O’Brien Memorial Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts as well as the Island Oceans Trot Series, presented by Burkie By The Bay Stables.
To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results - Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
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