Stakes filled 16-race card at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After Hurricane Fiona forced a hiatus in live harness racing across the region, Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park returns to action with a mega Saturday (Oct. 1) afternoon stakes laden program.

The capital oval has 16-dashes with a 12:30 P.M. opening post time featuring the Reliable Motors – Richard Campbell Memorial Invitational as well as the Joe O’Brien Stake for two-year-old pacing colts and the Lady Slipper Stake for two-year-old pacing fillies.

Twin B Tuffenuff (Rock N Roll Heaven) has rail control in the race 15 Richard Campbell Invitational in honour of the late Charlottetown lawyer, horse owner and fan. Twin B Tuffenuff is the morning line favourite with rail control after winning his latest outing in a Truro Raceway track record of 1:50.4 in the Johnny Conroy Memorial Invitational in Nova Scotia.

Gilles Barrieau is back in the bike for trainer Ron Matheson and owner Pat Morris of Charlottetown. Time To Dance (Marc Campbell) will be the sentimental favourite from post 2 as the pacer is co-owned by Brent Campbell, son of the late Richard Campbell. Also in the field are Batterup Hanover (Betting Line, Paul Langille), Merito Hanover (Bettors Delight, Jason Hughes), Rotten Ronnie (Malicious, Redmond Doucet Jr.), Beachin Lindy (Somebeachsomewhere, Stephen Charlton) and No Plan Intended (Up The Credit, David Dowling).

The Post Time Picks like Time To Dance on top.

“When Time To Dance draws inside he doesn’t miss too many winners’ circle pictures. The rail horse will be very tough but Time To Dance will be on top of his game especially as he paces in honour of his former biggest fan.”

The Lady Slipper stake has a pair of $21,750 Gold divisions for rookie fillies in race 5 and 14.

The fastest two-year-old filly in the history of Atlantic Canadian Harness Racing, Redlandbethanyjean (Artspeak), has post 3 in race 14’s Gold split with Brodie MacPhee at the lines for trainer Tom Weatherbie and owner Redland Farms. The filly was a winner in 1:54.4 in her latest start at Truro Raceway to erase the track pacing standard for rookie fillies as well as lower Saulsbrook Alana’s 1:55.1 overall Atlantic Canadian record for two-year-old fillies set in 2013.

Speakingofshadow is the top choice in the other Gold split in race 5 with Mike McGuigan training and driving the Artspeak filly for owners Josh and Mark MacDonald.

The Lady Slipper stake has $10,875 Grassroots divisions in races 1 and 12.

Malignity (Malicious, Langille) and Fishermans Son (Arthur Blue Chip, Danny Gillis) will hook up in a $18,600 O’Brien Gold division for two-year-old pacing colts in race 4. The other Gold division lines up in race 2 with Control The Moment colt Starship Glyde (Dowling) the top choice from the Earl Watts barn.

The Grassroots colt divisions are in races 6 and 8.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores