In winner’s circle
Live meet begins at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway
Pictonian Storm won the first feature race of 2017 at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway.
Pictonian Storm won the first feature race of 2017 at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway.
The six-year-old bay gelding by Western-Paradise-Southview Sasha-Matts Scooter stopped the clock in 1:57.1 in Race 9 on Monday’s Victoria Day matinee.
It was also the fastest mile on the 10-dash card. Veteran driver Gary Chappell steered the Wade Sorrie-trained Pictonian Storm to the winner’s circle for owner Walter Simmons of Summerside.
Ken Murphy drove Machinthesand, an eight-year-old bay gelding, to a place finish while Mando Fun, a fouryear-old brown gelding, was third in the five-horse $2,000 pace.
Other winners
Other winners on the card were:
Im On Schedule (2:01 – a new race-win record), Bignprecious (2:00.3 – a new race-win record), Howmac Missy (1:58.3), Kiss My Sass (2:02.2 – a maiden record), Bowyer Hanover (1:58.4), Sandinista (1:58.4 – a new race-win record), Southfield Sassy (1:58.4), Relleno Hanover (1:59.2) and Chevalier Semalu (1:58.3).
Dale Spencer and Marc Campbell each recorded driving doubles.
The total wager was $23,893. The second of 30 live presentations in Summerside this season is scheduled for Sunday, with the Ruby Chappell and Bob Dewar Memorial Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies and colts featured.