Atlantic Sire Stakes at Red Shores

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Mystifying continues her Atlantic Canada tour on Saturday afternoon as Atlantic Sires Stakes action highlights the first half of a doubleheader program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The action kicks off at 1 P.M. with 12-dashes tabled for the afternoon featuring the Atlantic Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies.

Mystifying is the heavy favourite in her $15,460 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division in race 11 as Gilles Barrieau will attempt to give the 10-time winning daughter of Source Of Pride a prevailing steer from the outside post 6. The filly has won her last six races for co-owner and trainer Darryl MacLean and co-owners Gordon MacLean of Winsloe and Stephen Downey of New Brunswick.

Last year’s champion filly Tobins Brownie will be a top threat from post 4 for trainer-driver David Dowling while Maggiesdelight (To be driven by Corey MacPherson) has post 3 after finishing a bang-up third to those two fillies last week at Inverness Raceway in Nova Scotia.

Peter MacPhee calls Mystifying the most probable winner of the day in the Post Time Picks.

“How’s her year going so far?” MacPhee says of Mystifying. “She has seven wins, over $19,000 in earnings and a record of 1:54.2. She’s also won at four different tracks across the Maritimes and with Barrieau back expect to see them in the winner’s circle again.”

The other $15,460 A-division for sophomore fillies hits the track in race 9 with Aspoonfulofsugar favoured off the rail with Walter Cheverie in the bike for trainer Joe Baxter and owners Jennifer Baxter and Matthew Williams of Nova Scotia and Cam MacPhee of Charlottetown. The Rollwithitharry filly’s lone victory this year came in the $25,250 Stanfield Memorial stake in Truro in a snappy 1:55.1. Her main threats come from Emmy Lou Hayes (Jason Hughes) and Woodmere Leah (Darren Crowe).

A trio of $3,000 Atlantic Sires Stakes B-division for three-year-old fillies go to post in races 3, 5 and 7. The Colonel Dan Old Home Week Trot lines up in race 8 for a $3,000 purse.

Gold Cup Contenders Meet At Red Shores 

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The first six spots for next Saturday’s The Guardian Gold Cup and Saucer final will be decided Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval hosts a 12-dash program starting at 7 P.M. as the second part of the Saturday doubleheader for Gold Cup Week 2021 with Gold Cup and Saucer trials 1 and 2.

Trial 1 in race 11 sees Marc Campbell return to the race bike of Time To Dance for owners Brent Campbell of Charlottetown and Matt McDonald of Ontario after having his win streak cut short at five-straight last week. The defending Gold Cup and Saucer champion will leave from post 3 in the $12,500 event against six rivals.

The top three from each trial will advance to the Gold Cup and Saucer final while the bottom three go to the James (Roach) MacGregor Gold Cup and Saucer consolation.

Also in trial 1 are Sir Pugsley (To be driven by Jason Hughes), Blood Money (Dr. Mitchell Downey), Day Delight (Walter Cheverie), Evenwood Sonofagun (Gilles Barrieau) and Bugsy Maguire (Adam Merner). Rock Lights has the rail in race 12’s trial 2 after defeating Time To Dance last week for trainer Chris MacKay, driver Hughes and owners Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and D Racing Stable of New York.

His competition for a spot in the prestigious final comes from Avatar J (Campbell), Ideal Perception (Barrieau), Rose Run Quest (Corey MacPherson), Racemup (Richard Simard) and Mikey Camden (David Dowling).

The Birthplace Of Confederation Series, sponsored by the City Of Charlottetown in memory of Shelley and Dianne Gass, has eliminations in race 8 and 10 for aged pacing mares. CDP track record holder Ladylike is the top choice in the first $3,500 elimination with Dowling in the seat for trainer Colin Johnson and owner Debbie Element of Village Green.

Woodmere Skyroller has rail control in the second split as the Kevin MacLean trained daughter of Rollwithitharry searches for career win number 21. MacPherson will drive the champion mare for owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford.

Race 1 is the MCR Remembers Richard Campbell Memorial, The Mayor’s Pace is in race 2, race 4 has the Allan (Kitten) Livingston and Ian (Cat) Smith Memorial and race 5 is the Horseshoe Canteen Pace. Clarence Farm Services Ltd., sponsors race 6 with the Paul Weeks Memorial going to the gate in race 7.

Go to Redshores.ca for Race Day Broadcast, race programs and information on attending Gold Cup Week 2021. Wager online at HPIBet.com.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores