Cheeky Little Minx lowers Atlantic record

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The ink is still drying but there is no doubt that Cheeky Little Minx is the fastest trotter in the history of Atlantic Canadian harness racing after her Saturday evening victory at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Gilles Barrieau pointed the nine-year-old daughter of Lucky Chucky to the lead and was unchallenged at every call as she won in 1:56.2 in the $4,800 first leg of the Island Oceans Trot Series, presented by JD Marine and Diving Inc., for aged mares at the city track. The win lowered the track and Atlantic record of 1:56.3 co-held by Freddie and Mile Hill Willie. Barrieau trains the record setting mare for owners Wayne MacRae of Fall River, N.S., and Howmac Farms Ltd., of North Wiltshire.

CHEEKY LITTLE MINX REPLAY

Barrieau’s first win of Harness The Hope night was a milestone moment for the New Brunswick driver as Lous Magic Man broke his maiden in 1:59.2 and put the driver over $10 million in career purse earnings.

Rock Lights won the $3,400 preferred 1 pace in 1:54.1 for driver Jason Hughes and trainer Chris MacKay over Avatar J (Driven by David Dowling) and third place Mc Pat (Barrieau).

The evening’s featured pace in race 14 had Day Delight going all the way in 1:54.3 with Brodie MacPhee at the lines of the Tom Weatherbie trainee over Cowboy Logic (Steven Shepherd) and Soccer Hanover (Corey MacPherson).

Dowling had a driving triple on the night as he scored with Shadow Of A Daut (1:56.4), Initial Concept (1:57.2) and Here Comes Emmett (1:58.1).

Driver Adam Merner and trainer Melissa Rennie clicked for a pair of victories winning with Disneyman in 1:55.1 and in a race 3 dead-heat with Betterthanbutter (1:57.4).

Total wager was $66,699. Live racing continues Sunday afternoon at Red Shores Summerside featuring the P.E.I. Colt Stakes for two-year-old pacers and two and three-year-old trotters kicking off at 1 P.M.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores