Moonwriter turned a pocket ride into a career moment in the Sunday afternoon (August 29) featured pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The ‘King’ of Island racing, Marc Campbell, was in the seat of the Colin Johnson trainee as Moonwriter eclipsed $400,000 in career earnings while winning the $2,900 Preferred Pace at the Prince County, P.E.I. oval. Woodmere Ideal Art (driven by Jason Hughes) left hard off the wings to inherit the lead from Moonwriter and smash through splits of :27.2, :56.3 and 1:26.1 before finding himself under siege from the pocket-sitter. Moonwriter kicked home in :28 flat to win in 1:54.2 for his sixth win of the season for owner Debbie Element of Village Green, P.E.I. Woodmere Ideal Art was second ahead of Best To Hurst (Ken Murphy).
The Preferred win was number four of the day for Campbell as he also sent out a trio of winners from his own stable. Raise You Twenty had his first Island win in 1:57.3, while the Campbell barn had a pair of maiden victories with Cutter Loose in 2:01.4 and Kharlamov in 2:00.3.
Piping Hot was the upset winner of the day in Race 7 with a 1:59.1 victory at 46-1 odds in line to Myles Heffernan Sr., for trainer Kyle Williams. The Exactor paid out at $185.80 with a $744.60 triactor ticket.
Trainer Jeff Wallace had two wins on the day with Flowersonthebeach and Coasttocoastshark, both in identical times of 1:57.2 in line to brother Devon Wallace.
Live racing continues at Red Shores on Thursday and Saturday in Charlottetown at 6 p.m., and Summerside resumes competition on Monday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m. for a Labour Day program.
To view Sunday's harness racing entries, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Summerside Raceway.
(With files from Red Shores)