Woodmere Ideal Art tops field
Trainer Sifroi Melanson came to play from New Brunswick Sunday afternoon at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
Shipping in from Greater Lakeburn, N.B., Melanson sent two trainees straight to the winner’s circle on the Sunday card, including a 1:55.4 score in the $2,600 top event with Woodmere Ideal Art.
Norris Rogers supplied the winning steer with Woodmere Ideal Art over Red Magician (Adam Merner) and pacesetter Midnight Matt (Jason Hughes), who finished third. The Ultimate Stable of Greater Lakeburn holds the ownership papers of the four-year-old son of Articulator.
Melanson’s other victory came with Ultimately handsome – also owned by the Ultimate Stable – in 1:56.4 for driver Kyle Mason in Race 9 for a $1,900 purse.
Driver Corey MacPherson capped off an excellent weekend on the track on Sunday. MacPherson hit the wire first in five of 12 races, including a 1:55.4 new career record for Dangle Ona Dime in the $2,300 back-up pace for trainer Duane MacEachern of Summerside.
MacPherson also came first with Ramset (1:58.1) for Elton Millar of Tyne Valley, Sharks Play (2:00.4) for trainer Barry Biggar of Summerside, Adventure Luck (1:58.3) from the Robert Williams Stable of Ellerslie and with Badlands Giovanna (1:59) for trainer Jaycob Sweet of O’Leary.
He also had five wins Saturday in Charlottetown to give him 10 weekend victories. MacPherson’s five-win Sunday propels the Cornwall driver into second place amongst drivers in Prince County.
Sendmeasign scored a mild upset in the Race 5 Bill and Doris Companion memorial pace as owner-trainer Alex Sobey steered the mare to a 1:59.1 victory.
Trainer Jeff Wallace of Alberton had two wins on the card as Varadero Hanover delivered in 1:57 and Coasttocoastshark was a winner in 1:57.4. Ken Murphy was in the bike for both victories.