Malignity crushes, perfect Tobins Profit breaks in AtSS

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Expected outcomes and unforeseen upsets were all around during Atlantic Sires action Wednesday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino as part of Old Home Week harness racing.

The Atlantic Sires Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts was on display with Malignity (Malicious) winning his fifth straight race in a $16,940 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division. The colt guarded the rail and romped away from his competition in 1:56.1 for a 19-length score over a wet track rated one-second off. Paul Langille was in the bike aboard his trainee as he defeated No Boats On Sunday (Driven by Myles Heffernan Sr.) while Nibbler (Jason Hughes) was third.

Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille of Nova Scotia share ownership of the youngster who has won five of six career tries and has earned $29,561.

In the other A-division for rookie colts, 1-9 favourite Tobins Profit (Corey MacPherson) suffered a break in stride at the quarter pole and ended up fourth to have his undefeated win streak snapped at five-straight. Arthur Blue Chip colt Fishermans Son (Danny Gillis) picked up the pieces to get the lion’s share of the $16,940 purse in 1:58.2 ahead of Howmac Charmer (David Dowling) and Bacononabiscuit (Marc Campbell).

Walter Walker co-owns and trains Fishermans Son in partnership with Angus MacInnis of Mabou, N.S. The gelding is two-for-three lifetime with a debut win to kick off his career and an early break in the AtSS last week.

Bad Boy Boogie won the lone $3,000 B-division for two-year-old colts in 2:02.1 for driver Mike McGuigan and owner-trainer Dana Sweet of Bloomfield Station.

Trainer Todd Walsh was perfect on the night winning with Saulsbrook Velveta (Dowling) in race 1 and Better Than Men (Hughes) race 8, both in 1:58.3.

Live racing continues Thursday evening featuring the Atlantic Sires Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies with a 7 P.M. start time at Red Shores Charlottetown.

For race replays and more check out Redshores.ca.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores