Strong Saturday and Sunday cards on P.E.I.

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The top pacers return for a Saturday night grudge match on a superb program that also features two-year-old stakes action at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. 

The capital oval has 16-dashes scheduled for a 6 P.M. start with the $3,800 Preferred Pace in race 14. 

Bee Two Bee (Sunshine Beach) gets top billing after his last start at Red Shores Charlottetown was a 1:50.1 track record tying blowout for trainer-driver Jason Hughes and owners Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and Blair MacLauchlan of Charlottetown. 

Bee Two Bee will have tough company in a field that includes Mantario (To be driven by David Dowling), Roll Em (Adam Merner), Time To Dance (Ken Murphy), Batterup Hanover (Paul Langille) and Twin B Tuffenuff (Gilles Barrieau). 

The Post Time Picks think Bee Two Bee can keep his win streak alive from post 6. 

“That line two back hops off the page where Bee Two Bee equaled the track record and closed in a snappy 26.4. Draws post six and Hughes knows him best, so we think he’s smiling for the camera again.” 

Lady Slipper Gold action for the two-year-old pacing fillies starts off in race 7 in a $18,800 division with Dusty Lane Dixie the favourite from post 2 for trainer-driver Barrieau and owner David Lund of Moncton, N.B. 

Roll With Joe filly Avyanna is the top selection in her $18,800 Lady Slipper Gold split in race 9 for trainer-driver Clare MacDonald and owner Hailee Currie of Rocky Point. 

The final $18,800 filly Gold division has Chip Of Evil putting her perfect six-for-six career to the test in race 11 with post 2 for the team of driver Corey MacPherson, trainer Eddy Doucette and Inarush Stable of Kensington. 

The two-year-old fillies also have Lady Slipper Grassroots action in races 1 and 4. 

The Joe O’Brien Memorial stake for two-year-old pacing colts has a pair of $21,100 Gold divisions hitting the track in races 13 and 15. 

Jackies Boy is the top selection in the first split in race 13 for driver Myles Heffernan Sr., and owner-trainer Myles Heffernan Jr., of Summerville. The Tobago Cays colt rides a three-race win streak into the dash. 

Merigo Magic also has a three-race streak on the line in race 15 with Merner driving that son of Tobago Cays from the Melissa Rennie stable for owners Mike May, Herman McQuaid, Ian Walker and Derrick Cameron. 

The O’Brien stake for rookie colts features Grassroots divisions in race 3 and 6.

No Slowing Down For Malignity at Summerside

SUMMERSIDE, PE – Malignity (Malicious) has shown no signs of slowing down as he heads to Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway to headline a mega-stakes afternoon on Sunday.

The all-stakes Sunday has a 1 P.M. opening post time for the 14-dash event featuring the Joe O’Brien Memorial Stake for three-year-old pacing colts, the Lady Slipper stake for three-year-old pacing fillies as well as the Lady Slipper for two and three-year-old trotters. The Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares series also has two splits on the day.

Malignity leaves from post 1 in his $23,800 Joe O’Brien Memorial Gold division in race 10 for three-year-old pacing colts while riding an eight-race win streak for trainer-driver Paul Langille. He is fresh off a 14-length romp in the mud at Inverness Raceway on Sept. 17.

The other $23,800 O’Brien Gold division is in race 12 and Bacononabiscuit is the classifier’s choice from post 3 with David Dowling in the seat for trainer Stacey Darrach.

Race 2 is the lone O’Brien Grassroots division for three-year-old pacing colts with $11,900 on the line.

Race 9 starts off Lady Slipper Gold action for three-year-old pacing fillies with a $18,700 pot. Our Girl Annie is favoured in that dash with Gilles Barrieau picking up the drive for trainer Eddy Doucette from post 3.

Race 11 is another $18,700 Lady Slipper Gold split as Stonecold Girl (Dowling) gets top billing with post 3.

The final Lady Slipper Gold dash is in the race 14 finale as Saulsbrook Abbey look to add to her six-seasonal wins from post 1 for driver Jason Hughes and trainer Saul Lanigan.

The first $9,350 Lady Slipper Grassroots division for three-year-old pacing fillies is in race 3 followed by another division in race 6.

The Lady Slipper Stakes for trotters begin in race 1 with a $14,500 division for two-year-old fillies as Dusty Lane Wee (David Dowling) is the top choice.

Race 4 is a three-year-old trot filly division headlined by the renewed rivalry between Camco Erin (Mike McGuigan) from post 1 and Gettin Salty (Hughes) with post 2.

The three-year-old trotting colts have a $14,300 showdown in race 5 as Irish Ray looks to extend his undefeated career to 18 with Barrieau in the bike.

Race 7 has the Lady Slipper Stake for two-year-old trotting colts as Rocket Blast (Corey MacPherson) is selected to win from the Carl Bagnall barn.

The Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Series, presented by Standardbred Canada, has divisions in races 8 and 13.

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For complete Summerside race entries, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores