By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores<\/p>\n
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE \u2013 Bee Two Bee rallied from mid-pack to score an open-length victory in the Saturday afternoon Preferred Pace at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.<\/p>\n
Bee Two Bee (Driven by Jason Hughes) came from fourth to advance first-over and grab the lead from pacesetter Bacononabiscuit (Adam Merner) around the final turn before scoring in 1:55.3 at 3-5 final wagering odds. No Plan Intended (David Dowling) was second with Blood Money (Gilles Barrieau) finishing third. Ashley Gamester trains the winning horse for owners Donald MacRae and Blair MacLauchlan.<\/p>\n
The winner\u2019s circle was a familiar sight for driver Barrieau who hit the wire first in four races on the afternoon. The Dieppe, N.B., native won with Buddysnvirgins (2:01.3) at 19-1 odds for trainer Darrell Neill, Ideal Jet (2:02) at 2-1 for trainer Tammy Collings and with a pair of Ron Matheson trainees in Topville Angelina (2:01.4) at 3-1 and Sunseeker (2:01) at 7-5 odds.<\/p>\n
The duo of driver Myles Heffernan Sr., and trainer Trevor Hicken doubled up on the program winning with Sonny Black (1:59) at 2-1 odds and Tony Too Tall (1:58) at 7-1 odds. Both horses are owned by Perry Burke of Quebec.<\/p>\n
Trainer Jennifer Doyle scored a pair of wins as New Legacy (2:01.3) won the trot class at 2-1 odds and First Glance (1:59.1) went all the way at 7-5 in race 13, both with Dowling in the bike for owner Danny Birt. Dowling also drove Blue Monk to victory in 2:00.1 at 1-1 odds in race 6 for trainer Mike Dowling.<\/p>\n
Dusty Lane Zorro (1:58.4) won his third straight for driver Don MacNeill and trainer Ronn Gass, this time at 1-2 odds.<\/p>\n
Live racing continues Saturday, Jan. 18 at 12:30 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown.<\/p>\n