Gold Cup & Saucer finalists head Red Shores racing

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Some of the finest harness racing pacers in Atlantic Canadian Harness Racing will show down on Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has a 14-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M. with the $3,800 Preferred 1 pace hitting the track in race 13. Standardbred Canada presents National Caretaker Appreciation Day with prizes from Red Shores, PEI Harness Racing Industry Association, PEI Standardbred Horse Owners Association and complementary win photos from track photographer Gail MacDonald and Ronota Baglole.

Roll Em (Time To Roll) comes back to action after a fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Atlantic Lottery Gold Cup and Saucer in August. Marc Campbell trains and drives the 24-time winner from post 6 as the morning line favourite.

Twin B Tuffenuff (Rock N Roll Heaven) was another Gold Cup and Saucer finalist and has post 5 with Gilles Barrieau back in the seat for trainer Ron Matheson and owner Pat Morris of Charlottetown. He sits at 30-lifetime victories including a 1:51.2 score three starts back in Charlottetown.

Former Gold Cup and Saucer winner Time To Dance has post 4 from the Campbell stable with Ken Murphy getting the catch driving call.

The Preferred field also includes Bettim Again (To be driven by Mark Bradley), Mantario (Brodie MacPhee), JK Last Chance (Kenny Arsenault) and No Plan Intended (David Dowling).

The Post Time Picks select Roll Em to get it all.

“Roll Em has put together an excellent year and raced very well in the Gold Cup Trial and Final. Draws post six but it doesn’t seem to bother him, and he’s won from here before so it could happen again tonight.” 

Stash It Away Favoured on Labour Day in Summerside 

SUMMERSIDE, PE – A special Labour Day Monday program at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway will have a top notch featured event.

The $3,600 Preferred 2 Pace has a field of seven carded as race 14 of the day with 15-dashes total starting at 1 P.M. Standardbred Canada presents National Caretaker Appreciation Day with prizes from Red Shores, PEI Harness Racing Industry Association and Prince County Horsemen’s Club. The historic oval will also host Volunteer Fire Departments Appreciation Day.

Up and coming driver Jaycob Sweet picks up one of the biggest drives of his career in the dash as he will steer the favoured Stash It Away from post 7. Trainer Kevin MacLean cares for the 18-time winner for owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford. The son of Pang Shui won his last start in 1:53.2 during Old Home Week in Charlottetown.

Century Invictus ships in from Charlottetown with post 2 from the red-hot stable of trainer-driver Jason Hughes at 3-1 morning line odds. Post 4 belongs to Melody Maker, who has been arguably the hottest pacer in Prince County racing this season with seven wins from 12 starts for the team of driver Dale Spence and trainer Greg MacInnis.

The Backstretch Beat likes Stash It Away on top.

“Stash It Away Is an Atlantic Sired Invitational Star with a big-time finishing kick to make post 7 of little consequence. His foes will have to have some step left at the end of the mile to deny him if Sweet has him in position.” 

Also, in the Monday featured pace are Midnight Mood (To be driven by Ken Murphy), Frontier Cruise (Corey MacPherson), Sauble Attack (Brady Sweet) and Woodmere Ideal Art (David Dowling).

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores