Screen Test passes the audition

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Screen Test (Vertical Horizon) circled from the back of the pack to capture the Saturday evening harness racing featured pace at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The opening quarter was hot in the $3,300 preferred pace as My Land (Driven by Jason Hughes) guarded the rail and parked out Burn Out Hanover (Brady Sweet) past the 27-second first station. Burn Out Hanover then acquired the lead but had to contend with the first-over Rose Run Quest (Adam Merner) past the 56.4 half-miler marker with eventual winner Screen Test (Corey MacPherson) following second-over.

Three-quarters were reached in 1:26.1 and Screen Test and driver MacPherson then pounced around the last turn to prevail by a length in 1:55. Rose Run Quest was second with Burn Out Hanover third. Ron Gass trains Screen Test for William Andrew of Calgary, Alta., and Kickin Horse Stable of York.

SCREEN TEST REPLAY

Rollwithhottytoddy was the quickest winner of the night with the three-year-old son of Rollwithitharry stopping the clock in 1:53.4 in a $2,150 conditioned class for driver Gilles Barrieau, trainer and co-owner Trevor Hicken and co-owners Todd and Trish Hardy of Windsor, N.S.

The evening program had a notable event on the latter half of the program as Silverhill Buddy (Damian MacLellan) won race 7 in 1:57 for trainer David Myers then the horse’s younger full-brother Silverhilllightnin (Marc Campbell) won the following race 8 in 1:57.3 from the Stacey Lund stable. Both are sons of Proven Lover and Artsplace mare Todalu.

Live racing continues Thursday (June 9) and Saturday (June 11) at Red Shores Charlottetown and Friday (June 10) at Red Shores Summerside with 6:30 P.M. opening post times for all programs.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores