Filly Forty Seven seeks 47th career win

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Filly Forty Seven (Proven Lover) will look to live up to her name in the Thursday evening (Sep. 6) top class at Charlottetown Driving Park as she looks for win #47 of her career.

The Capital oval has 10-dashes scheduled for a 6 P.M. opening post time with Filly Forty Seven the favourite from post 3 in the $2,850 top event.

Marc Campbell trains and drives the eight-year-old Atlantic Triple Crown-winning mare for Alan MacDonald, Cory Carver and Katelyn Smallwood.

A graduate of the 2015 Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale where she sold as hip 47, the mare has earned $286,979 in her life with 46 wins to her credit. Filly Forty Seven was a winner her last start in 1:55.3 in line to Campbell.

The Lady Sheriff has post 2, also from the Campbell barn, with Jason Hughes picking up the drive for Elizabeth Courtney of Maddox Cove, NL. Ubettimagoodone (Gilles Barrieau) has the rail with Elm Grove Mistress (David Dowling) from post 4.

The Post Time Picks likes the post 5 starter Jm Sportsfan (Steven Shepherd) on top from the Harold Shepherd barn.

“Take a closer peek at the line from last week and you’ll see JM Sportsfan closed in 28.3 to nab the show spot. She’s on the outside looking in again but could land on the scene late and get all the marbles this time.”

Saltwater Storm (Stonebridge Terror) is the favourite in the race 2 Wolseley Pace with Brodie MacPhee supplying the drive for trainer Tom Weatherbie and owners Kyle Gardiner, Mike Currie and Jerry MacKinnon. The filly has post 4 in the $2,150 class.

The evening will also feature two Matinee Track Finals after race 2 and 4 on the card.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores