Clash of top Atlantic pacers at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The top harness racing pacers on the Eastern Seaboard make their weekly meeting in the Saturday evening Preferred at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The 13-dash Saturday card starts off at 6 P.M., with the $4,500 Preferred Pace landing in race 12.

Bee Two Bee (Sunshine Beach, To be driven by Jason Hughes) has post 1 in the full field of eight from the Ashley Gamester stable for owners Blair MacLauchlan and Donald MacRae. The seven-year-old was a winner his last start in 1:52.4 in a division of the Richard Campbell Memorial.

Wind Blown (Paul Langille) gets post 2 after an impressive score in the other Campbell Invitational division for trainer Phil Sizer.

Governor’s Plate champion Twin B Tuffenuff (Gilles Barrieau) is saddled with post 6 in the field from the Ron Matheson outfit.

Roll Em (Marc Campbell) will loom the danger in the Preferred field from post 3 as he rides a pair of second-place finishes coming into the race.

The Post Time Picks like Bee Two Bee to win it all.

“Bee Two Bee loves this time of year. He equalled the track record around the same time last year and gave us a hint that he was back to himself when he stormed home in 27 seconds to finish third by a neck two starts back. He put it all together last week when he scored from off-the-pace to win in 1:52.4. With the pole position this week, he looks like the one to beat.”

Also in the field are Fern Hill General (Brodie MacPhee), Island Beach Boy (Adam Merner), Jewels Dragon (Ryan Desroche) and Blood Money (David Dowling).

Race 3 is the Wade Poole Memorial with Mac Anover (Hughes) selected to win from post 5.

The race 6 David Cook Memorial will see Shanes Dream (Merner) look for his second straight with post 3 to work from.

Impeccable Shadow (Merner) get top billing from post 8 in the Silverhill Buddy Retirement Pace in race 7.

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The final preliminary leg of the Atlantic Sires Stakes is scheduled for a special Sunday afternoon program at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The 13-dash program starts at 1 P.M., with the Atlantic Sires Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts and fillies as well as the two and three-year-old trotters.

Badgirl Bridgette rides a three-race win streak into the first Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division of her career. The $17,600 event for two-year-old pacing fillies has seven entries including the William Lanigan owned and trained Badgirl Bridgette (To be driven by Jason Hughes) from post 6. The daughter of Stonebridge Terror has handily won her last three races. Other top entries include Woodmere Flojo (Adam Merner) and Michtooyoungforyou (Marc Campbell).

Saulsbrook Inferno (David Dowling) will look for victory in her $17,600 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-assignment with rail control from the Earl Watts barn for owners Windemere Farms, Hollis Newson, Sterling Buchanan and Jack Quinn. Other favourites are Jafetica (Myles Heffernan Sr.) and Cast Away Moon (Gilles Barrieau).

The rookie pacing fillies will see $6,000 Atlantic Sires Stakes B-divisions in races 3, 9 and 11.

Malevolent is the morning line favourite in a $19,880 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division in race 4 for trainer-driver Paul Langille and owners Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille. His top foes are slated as Dilicious (Barrieau) and Abiding Art (Kenny Arsenault).

The other $19,880 A-division for rookie pacers is in the race 13 finale. Prince Malicious (Hughes) is favoured off the rail for trainer Ashley Gamester and owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge. He takes on Rosetown Eclipse (Corey MacPherson) from post 2 and post 7 entry Phil My Beer (Campbell).

The two-year-old pacing colts have $6,000 B-divisions in races 1 and 10.

Race 2 is a $12,520 Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old trot division with Supreme Rockette (Mike McGuigan) the top selection from post 1 for owner Jamie Whalen of Avondale.

Dusty Lane Gus (Campbell) is the top selection in the other $12,520 Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old trot division in race 6 from the Lenny Myers stable for owner Alexis Gass of Cornwall.

Gettin Lit (McGuigan) is the morning line favourite in his $12,280 Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old trot dash in race 4 for owner Whalen.

Dusty Lane Wee (Campbell) is favoured in the other $12,280 Atlantic Sires Stakes trot division with post 6 for trainer Myers and owners Garry MacDonald of Ontario and Ronnie Gass of Cornwall.

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For complete Charlottetown race entries, click here.

For complete Summerside race entries, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores