Saulsbrook Ian punches home in feature

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Saulsbrook Ian stamped his class in Tuesday’s $4,300 Race 10 feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, circling to the lead and never looking back.

SAULSBROOK IAN REPLAY

Leaving from post 6, the Betterthancheddar gelding was unhurried at the start settling away at the back before brushing to command the lead before the half of 56.3. Driver Ken Murphy then continued the tempo with splits of 1:25.2 before closing out in 28.1 to win by one-and-a-half lengths in 1:53.3 over pocket drafting Impeccable Shadow (Driven by Paul Langille) and Pauls Crown (Marc Campbell). Saulsbrook Ian ($4.40) is trained by Jamie Smith for owner Red Oak Stables.

Earlier, the back-up class in Race 5 went to Malignity ($2.10), who controlled the tempo from the rail and kicked home in 27.3 to score in 1:54 for trainer-driver Langille and owners Debbie Francis, Rosanne Langille and Chantel Langille. Dusty Lane Zoro (Don MacNeill) chased him home for second with T H Boomtown (Gilles Barrieau) third.

Race 3 saw a dead-heat as Redwhiteandboots (Corey MacPherson) surged late to hit the wire together with Roll Your Coin (Myles Heffernan Sr.) in 1:58. The unusual result detonated a monster Exacta as the 1-2 combination paid out at $633.50 for $2.00.

The Island Harness Racing Industry now prepares for the Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale in Crapaud, P.E.I., with a sale preview Thursday from 3-7 P.M., and the 150-horse sale starting at 11:30 A.M., on Friday (Oct. 10). For more information on the Atlantic Classic Sale go to www.atlantic-classic.com.

Live racing continues on the weekend with the Atlantic Breeders Crown Weekend Of Champions with programs Saturday and Sunday with 12:30 P.M., start times at Red Shores Charlottetown.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores