Keep Coming upsets Garth Schurman at SRW
Carracci Hanover tops CDP Preferred on Saturday
The first over attacking Keep Coming showed an absence of cover could not keep him from victory in the Sunday afternoon feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
Gary Chappell got away last with the son of Mystery Chase then moved him to the outside past the quarter to challenge his rivals in the Garth Schurman Memorial pace including heavily favoured Rash B Havior (driven by Marc Campbell), who captured last week’s feature with front end tactics.
Rash B Havior tried more of the same in the $2,100 Sunday feature as he went to the lead and laid down splits of 28.1, 57.2 and 1:27.1 but was not enough to stop Keep Coming from his first over advance at 13-1 odds as he scored by a quarter-length in 1:56.
Rash B Havior was second with the pocket sitting Old Buck (Walter Cheverie) completing the $178.70 triactor ticket.
Keep Coming is co-owned and trained by Brian Andrew of Milton Station for co-owner William Andrew of Calgary.
It was one of two wins on the day for Chappell who also won with Formidable in 2:01.1 for trainer Chris MacKay of French River.
Devon Wallace had a productive day with his own stable as he scored his first-ever training and driving double with WC Kenzie Cookie in 2:03.4 and Private Dancer in 2:03.2. Ken Murphy had driving wins with One Hot Camshaft in 1:58.4 for trainer Frank Hansen of Tyne Valley and Should a been a clown in 2:00 for Edgar Stewart of Ellerslie.
Culpepper remained undefeated on Red Soil for coowner and trainer Kristina McCourt and young co-owner Braedon McKenna, who has yet to taste anything but victory as a harness racing owner.
Jason Hughes recorded the 1:58.4 victory with the grey son of Camluck as one of two wins on the day for the Stratford driver.
His other victory was with Relleno Hanover in 2:01.1 for Jansen Sweet of O’Leary.
SATURDAY
Being put on top at every call by the “Blue Knight” was the ticket to the winner’s circle for Carracci Hanover in the Saturday night feature event at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Jason Hughes engineered the winning trip in the $2,400 preferred pace, sending the Jennifer Trainor trainee to the front from the word go with fractions of 28.1, 56.4 and 1:25.4 en route to a 1:55.1 victory.
Ashley Wood of Cherry Valley holds the ownership papers of the six-year-old bay son of Somebeachsomewhere. Forever Paradise (driven by Gilles Barrieau) was beat a neck finishing second while Rose Run Quest (Marc Campbell) was third.
Mick Dundee found room late in Race 11 of the program as owner-trainer-driver Donnie MacNeill stick handled the three-year-old son of Aahm Canadian Now through homestretch traffic to score an impressive 1:55.1 win in the $2,200 class.
Prettyn dangerous delivered as the favourite in the $2,250 Open Mares class with a time of 1:56.2 for co-owner and trainer Bo Ford and co-owner Arnold Myers of Charlottetown as part of a driving double for Adam Merner.
Trainer Jackie Matheson and driver Barrieau teamed up for back-to-back wins in Races 8 and 9 with Woodmere Soul in 1:57.3 and Give Em Heck with a 1:56.3 clocking.
Drivers Hughes, Mark Bradley and Gary Chappell all had driving doubles on the 14-dash program.