Sophomore pacing fillies to throw down in AtSS

1. SUMMERSIDE, PE – The divisional leaders will lock bridles in three-year-old pacing filly Atlantic Sires Stakes harness racing action Friday evening at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The 12-dash presentation has been scheduled for a 6:30 P.M. Post Time.  Red Shores, along with Industry officials, continue to track the weather forecast and will make an official announcement Friday morning at 10am.

The featured pace of the evening lines up in race 7 in a $16,700 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-division for sophomore fillies. Tobins Brownie is the morning line choice from post 2 with David Dowling training and driving the daughter of Stonebridge Terror for owners Alex Quinn, Carl Peterson, Amy Lakie and Brittany Watts. The pacer was a winner her first start of the season in Atlantic Sires Stakes action at Truro Raceway in 1:57.3. Aspoonfulofsugar (To be driven by Walter Cheverie) was the runner-up in that class last week but gets another crack at her top foe on Friday from post 6 from the Joe Baxter barn. Mystifying retains the services of Gilles Barrieau on Friday from post 5 with a three-race win streak at risk after also winning an A-split last week.

The Backstretch Beat in Friday’s card puts Tobins Brownie as the most probable winner of the evening. “What a dynamite year Tobins Brownie had in 2020 with nine wins, over $51,000 in earnings, and a record of 1:56.1. She also kicked off her three-year-old campaign with a win and we predict another one tonight.”

The other $16,700 A-divisions lines up in race 5 as Southfield Skye (Jason Hughes) is the top entry from post 4 for owner Southfield Farms Inc., of Summerside and trainer Glenn MacKay Sr., fresh off a 1:57.2 win in Truro. Other top entries include Elm Grove Penney (Barrieau) and Woodmere Vanish (Paul Langille).

A pair of $3,000 B-divisions hit the track in races 3 and 9.

Race 10 is the $3,000 Andy Perry Memorial Invitational trot with Mile Hill Willie the morning line favourite from post 4 for trainer and co-owner Paul Morrison and co-owner John Breau. Barrieau returns to the seat of the Atlantic Champion and will have to contend with top mares Hop Up (Corey MacPherson) and Daisy River (Hughes) on his way to the winner’s circle.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores