Rollwithhottytoddy one to watch at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After stomping his foes last week, Rollwithhottytoddy (Rollwithitharry) returns to Preferred harness racing action Saturday afternoon (Jan. 13) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. 

The capital oval has a 14-dash presentation kicking off at 12:30 P.M.

The $3,600 featured pace lines up in race 13 with Rollwithhottytoddy leaving from post 5 for the connections of driver Myles Heffernan Sr., and owner-trainer Trevor Hicken of Montague. The five-year-old was a wire-to-wire winner in this class on Jan. 6, winning by two-lengths over Blood Money. Blood Money has post 4 this week with Ken Murphy picking up the catch drive as last week’s driver David Dowling is on vacation. Ron Matheson trains the Sweet Lou stallion with the pacer looking for win number 26 of his career.

Three Trick Gainer has post 1 after a third-place finish at this level last week. Jason Hughes gets the driving assignment from trainer Saul Lanigan.

Burn Out Hanover jumps to the preferred level from the red hot Jeff Holmes barn with Brady Sweet listed to drive from post 2. Mantario rounds out the field from post 3 with Damian MacLellan in the seat for 2023 top trainer Jennifer Doyle.

The Post Time Pick’s are going with Rollwithhottytoddy.

“Rollwithhottytoddy kept the hammer down last week and rolled along to an impressive win. That’s the type of trip he likes so if Heffernan can map out a similar trip, he could go back-to-back.”

Race 3 is the Happy Retirement Dustlanemissmolly pace for a $3,400 purse. The former three-year-old pacing filly track record holding daughter of Brandons Cowboy has had a stellar career on the East Coast including playing at the Fillies and Mares Open level with a number of victories. She has been recently racing at Plainridge Racecourse in New England but has returned to her birthplace of Dusty Lane Farms in Cornwall to begin her broodmare career with 37 wins, $201,136 and a mark of 1:52.1 over The Meadowlands to her credit.

Her retirement dash is this week’s Fillies and Mares Preferred class and has the Hughes trained duo of post 4 starter Sugar Bowl (To be driven by Hughes) and post 5’s Acefortyfour Dome (Mark Bradley) pegged on top. Also in the field are Stonebeachlily (Murphy), Outrageous Style (Adam Merner) and Chelski (Corey MacPherson).

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores