Rookie colts at Summerside; Make-up card announced

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Canada’s oldest Standardbred Stakes event continues Thursday (July 18) evening as part of Governor’s Plate Week harness racing at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The P.E.I. Colt Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts takes to the track on the Thursday card starting at 6 P.M.

The 12-dash card has a pair of $18,250 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Gold divisions for rookie pacing colts in races 3 and 9.

Dilicious (Malicious) gets top billing in the first $18,250 Gold division in race 4 for trainer-driver Darryl MacLean of Winsloe, who co-owns with Wade Peconi of Stanchel, Gordon MacLean of Winsloe and New Brunswick’s Stephen Downey. The colt was victorious in both his qualifiers including a 13-length romp in his latest in 2:01.1 with this event his first pari-mutuel start.

Other top contenders include Tobins Storm (To be driven by Bruce McGean) from post 1 and post 6 starter One Wicked Man (Kenny Arsenault).

Arthur Blue Chip colt Sergeant Crowley is the top contender in the race 9 $18,250 Gold division with Robert Laffin at the lines for trainer Sifroi Melanson and owner Ultimate Stable of Greater Lakeburn, N.B. The rookie was a runner-up in his latest start at Truro Raceway while being race timed in 1:57.4. Im Sir Scarlet (MacLean) is a top billed entry from post 5 along with Income Approach (Clare MacDonald).

The $9,125 Grassroots divisions for two-year-old colts line up in races 2, 4, 5, 7 and 10.

Race 6 is the Derek Enman Memorial with Risin Horizon (Darren Crowe) the morning line favourite with post 3 for trainer Gardner McCallum and owner Wont Back Down Stable of North River, N.S.

Red Shores Summerside will race Monday, July 22, post time 6 PM. This card will host the PEI Colt Stakes 2- & 3-year-old trotters and overnight races that were cancelled due to inclement weather on Tuesday, July 16^th.

Draw date is TOMORROW, Thursday, July 18^th.  The box closes at 9 AM for overnights and 10 AM for stakes. All horses must declare – horses will not be carried over from the cancelled card.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores