Barrieau trainees sweep features

With one final surge at the wire, The Rev stuck his nose in front to win the $2,900 preferred pace Sunday afternoon at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Screen Test (Corey MacPherson) was first to the lead in the featured pace and led through the first threestations with well-rated fractions of 28.4, 58.4 and 1:28.3.

The Rev and trainer-driver Gilles Barrieau sat in the pocket and sprinted home in the final panel to hit the wire on top by a nose in 1:55.3 in his 44th lifetime win for owner Jeff Skinner of Nova Scotia.

Screen Test was second in that photo while Soccer Hanover (Marc Campbell) was third.

Cheeky Little Minx and trainer-driver Barrieau prevailed in a tight photo finish with Mile Hill Willie (Kenny Arsenault) in the $2,450 open trot, stopping the clock in 1:58.3.

Wayne MacRae of Nova Scotia co-owns the winning trot mare with Howmac Farms Ltd., of North Wiltshire.

Windemeredontuworry (Marc Campbell) was third.

Barrieau had two others wins on the day for a driving quadruple as Sports Royalty scored in 1:56.1 for trainer Wendy MacRae, and Here Comes Red was a winner in 1:59.1 from the Wade Sorrie stable.

Jason Hughes had a driving triple on the day, including a 1:59 first-up victory with Clever Thing for trainer Kyle Wilkie.

Hughes also had a pair of wins from his own stable with Jeb (1:57.3) and Warrawee Ulla (1:57.1).

Another pilot with three trips to the winner’s circle was Ken Murphy as he won with Gia Diamond (1:57.4) for trainer Cyril MacDonald, Theycallmedude (1:57.1) for trainer Trevor Hicken and Evening Maelstrom (2:00.1) from the Clifford Murphy stable.

Live racing continues Saturday with a 12:30 p.m. opening post time. For complete results from Sunday's card, see the local scoreboard on B2.