Itsuptoyou seizes P.E.I. Colt Stakes upset

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Itsuptoyou was upset minded as she rode the pocket to victory in P.E.I. Colt Stakes action on the first half of a Saturday (Sep. 10) harness racing doubleheader at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The oldest Standardbred Stakes race in Canada, The P.E.I. Colt Stakes, was celebrating its 88th anniversary as driver Gilles Barrieau tripped out Itsuptoyou (Rollwithitharry) to win her $11,750 Gold division for two-year-old pacing fillies in 1:57.1 at 4-1 odds. Race favourite Singing Ramona (Driven by Adam Merner) set the tempo but was collared at the wire to settle for second with third going to Our Girl Annie (Brodie MacPhee). Kevin MacLean trains the winning filly for owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford.

ITSUPTOYOU REPLAY

Speakingofshadow (Artspeak) removed the hopples and paced to a 1:57.1 in the other $11,750 Gold division for the fastest win ever by a free-legged two-year-old filly in Island racing history. The victory eclipsed Woodmere Finesse’s 1:57.4 free-legged rookie mark taken in the 2016 P.E.I. Colt Stakes. Mike McGuigan trains and drives the filly for owners Josh and Mark MacDonald.

SPEAKINGOFSHADOW REPLAY

The rookie pacing fillies saw $5,875 Grassroots action won by Entitled Express (Marc Campbell) in 1:58.4, Saulsbrook Mabel (Mark Bradley) in 1:58.1 and Run For The Money (Redmond Doucet Jr.) in 2:01.

Fishermans Son (Arthur Blue Chip) won from the outside post 6 and extended his win streak to four in a $12,300 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Gold division for two-year-old pacing colts in 1:56.2. Danny Gillis drove the Arthur Blue Chip colt for co-owner and trainer Walter Walker and co-owner the late Angus MacInnis.

FISHERMANS SON REPLAY

Fellow pacing colt Malignity (Malicious) reignited his former win streak in $12,300 Gold action in race 6 for trainer-driver Paul Langille and owners Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille of Nova Scotia. Time of the mile was 1:56 as he unloaded a back half in 55.4 over Starship Glyde (David Dowling) and Baconabiscuit (Campbell).

MALIGNITY REPLAY

The $6,150 two-year-old colt Grassroots splits were won by Redland Sampson (1:59.4) for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Jeff Holmes while Impeccable Shadow also went all the way by eight-lengths in 1:58.2 with Adam Merner at the controls for trainer Melissa Rennie.

Jessiejessorjessica won a leg of the Island Oceans Aged Trot Mares Series, presented by JD Marine and Diving, in race 7 for a $4,300 purse. David Dowling steered the Jennifer Doyle trainee to a 1:59 score.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores