Stakes continue Sunday at Summerside

SUMMERSIDE, PE – The Atlantic Region’s top three-year-old pacers will converge on Red Shores Summerside Raceway on Sunday afternoon as the Lady Slipper Stakes and Joe O’Brien Memorial headline a stakes-filled 11-dash program.

First race post time is 1 P.M.

The Lady Slipper Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies headline the program, starting in race 5 with a $25,250 purse. Badgirl Bridgette (Post 7) is the 5-2 morning line choice for trainer William Lanigan and driver Jason Hughes after a string of sharp efforts, while Tobins Dream (To be driven by Gilles Barrieau) from post 2 and Miss Believing (Ken Murphy) from post 1 are her main challengers.

Another $25,250 Gold split lines up in race 8 with Steady Heart (Marc Campbell) from post 3 for trainer Bo Ford pegged as the top choice over Talldarklatte (Brodie MacPhee) with post 5 and Mindbodyandsoul (Paul Langille) with post 6.

The final Gold division for the pacing fillies goes in race 10 with $25,250 on the line. Elm Grove Talia (Post 4) for trainer-driver David Dowling has been installed as the 5-2 morning line favourite after a season of nothing but top-three finishes, while Watch Me Shake It (Kenny Arsenault) with post 5 and Woodmereontheline (Langille) from post 6 round out the top choices.

The Joe O’Brien Memorial also has two rich $32,800 Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing colts. Race 6 lines up first with One Wicked Man (Arsenault) leading the selections at 5-2 after multiple victories in stakes action and has drawn post 3. Rosetown Eclipse (Corey MacPherson) leaves from post 4 and Evil Lou (Barrieau) has post 6, with both marked as key contenders.

Race 9 carries the same $32,800 purse level with Malevolent (Post 3) given respect at 5-2 for trainer-driver Langille ahead of Dusty Lane Levi (Jason Hughes) with post 4 and Phil My Beer (Marc Campbell) from post 2.

The Lady Slipper Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies kicks off in race 1 with a $12,625 Grassroots division followed by another split in race 7. The Joe O’Brien Memorial for sophomore colts and geldings has a lone $16,400 Grassroots division in race 3.

The stakes-laden afternoon also features the Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Series presented by Standardbred Canada in race 11 for a $6,000 purse. Sugar Bowl (Barrieau) has rail control for trainer Jeff Holmes, while Rosetown Mary (MacPherson) and Miss Dutton (Langille) are set to mount top level challenges.

Racing fans can catch all the action live at Red Shores Summerside Raceway or tune into the Race Day broadcast at Redshores.ca. Wagering is available from anywhere through HPIBET.com.

For complete race entries, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores