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CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A pair of the top three-year-old pacing colts on the Eastern Seaboard will take on some battle-hardened aged harness racing competitors in the Saturday evening (Sep. 3) top class at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Saturday evening has 12-dashes scheduled for a 6 P.M. start time at Red Shores Charlottetown with the race 11 Preferred 2 pace carrying a $3,000 purse.
Barrieau-McIsaac Stakes Champion Fern Hill General (Malicious) has rail control in the top event with regular pilot Brodie MacPhee scheduled to be in the seat of the Tom Weatherbie trainee for owners Peter Smith and Gerald Morrisey of P.E.I. MacPhee will be racing at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John, N.B., during the afternoon before making the trek back home to Charlottetown to drive in the top evening dash.
Navalny (Control The Moment) sports two wins and two seconds since coming to P.E.I. from Rideau Carleton Raceway outside of Ottawa and is the morning line choice in the event from post 2. Adam Merner will sit behind the Melissa Rennie trained four-year-old as the pacer searches for his 11th lifetime victory.
Blue Monk (Up The Credit) has post 3 out of the Jay Noye stable with Mark Bradley in the seat as he creeps towards win number 1,000 of his career. Bradley, who currently sits at 991 career driving wins, has 11-drives on the night as he inches towards the milestone.
Post 4 will see the hard leaving Burn Out Hanover (Well Said) reunited with Brady Sweet for trainer Jeff Holmes, while 10-year-old Sportswriter stallion Moonwriter has post 5 with Ken Murphy picking up the drive for trainer Colin Johnson.
Atlantic Breeder’s Crown Champion Stash It Away (Pang Shui) leaves from post 6 in the field with Corey MacPherson driving the Kevin MacLean trained pacer after winning his latest start in 1:54.3 in a $18,750 Joe O’Brien Gold division.
The Post Time Picks side with Navalny on top of the race 11 feature.
“Navalny has been awesome since arriving on P.E.I. and was just nipped on Gold Cup night. Moves back inside and will be on his toes so get ready for a gate to wire score.”
For Saturday Charlottetown race entries, click here.
‘Bugsy’ Favoured Labour Day in Summerside
SUMMERSIDE, PE – A special Labour Day Monday afternoon card has Bugsy Maguire pegged as the top dog in the featured pace at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The Prince County Oval has 12-dashes on tap with a 1 P.M. opening post time on the holiday program. The top dash of the day has Bugsy Maguire (Bettors Delight) the morning line favourite from post 5 for trainer Wade Sorrie and owner Walter Simmons of Summerside.
The eight-year-old has been exceptional lately with a 1:52.3 victory in the Premiers Pace on Gold Cup and Saucer night at Red Shores Charlottetown with Austin Sorrie in the bike. Bugsy Maguire followed that up with a fourth-place finish to Time To Dance, Bettim Again and Rose Run Quest the next week for driver Ken Murphy and now gets rookie pilot Damian MacLellan in the seat for Monday’s event.
His Boy Elroy (Jeremes Jet) was a convincing winner his last start in Summerside, winning in 1:55.4 for his 30th career victory. Jason Hughes will drive the Phil Sizer trainee on Monday from post 2. Screen Test (Vertical Horizon) captured the top-class last week and will leave from post 4 in this week’s renewal for regular driver Corey MacPherson. Also, in the field are post 1 starter Dylan Sam (by Sweet Lou, To be driven by Murphy) and Hunger Pangs (Pang Shui, Adam Merner) from post 3.
The Backstretch Beat likes Bugsy Maguire to deliver on his morning line promise.
“Bugsy Maguire has been going toe-to-toe with the finest pacers on the Eastern Seaboard every week and winning his share. Dodges the bearcats for this race so regardless of what MacLellan decides to do we think he belongs squarely in the win column.”
Boys Turn (Shadow Play) is the top choice in the race 9 back-up class, carrying a $2,600 purse. David Dowling trains and drives the six-year-old for owner Clair Murphy of Millvale and Joel and Jeremy Watts of Springvale. His top rivals are slated to be My Land (Badlands Hanover, Brodie MacPhee) from post 1 and Coasttocoastshark (Coastocoast Yankee, Devon Wallace) from post 4.
For Monday Summerside race entries, click here.
by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores
