Streaking fillies to collide in P.E.I. Colt Stakes

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Saulsbrook Rolo and Windemere Skye have yet to taste defeat but that is about to change Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as the P.E.I. Colt Stakes for two-year-old pacers hits the capital oval as the first part of a Saturday harness racing doubleheader.

Post time for the 12-dash program is 12 P.M.

The stakes menu features four Gold divisions carrying purses of $22,500 for fillies and $18,600 for colts, along with a deep supporting cast of Grassroots splits worth $9,300 for colts and $11,250 for fillies.
The first $22,500 Gold division lines up in race 6 with a pair of undefeated rookie fillies going head-to-head with post 2 starter Saulsbrook Rolo (To be driven by Marc Campbell) from the Landon Campbell barn sporting a perfect six-for-six summary. The daughter of Roll With Joe has taken a mark of 1:55.2 over Red Shores Charlottetown this season. Windemere Skye has also been unheeded in her career with an identical six-for-six record from post 3 for trainer Earl Watts with Adam Merner picking up the catch drive as regular pilot Marc Campbell has elected to drive his son’s trainee.

The other Gold filly event is carded as race 10 where We Danced Anyway (David Dowling) is the 5-2 morning line choice from post 1 for trainer Walter Walker. The daughter of Shadow Play has been razor sharp with two victories already this season from six starts. Chief rivals include Fallon (Merner) from post 7 and Bayonetta (Marc Campbell) with post 5.
Race 8 is the first of two $18,600 two-year-old pacing colt Gold divisions with Tobins Gem the 5-2 morning line favourite from post 2. Marc Campbell drives for trainer George Rennison as the son of Flameproof Hanover has won three of five races so far in his career. Rollwiththewarden (Corey MacPherson) has won four races this year and has post 3 while Darbies Fancy (Merner) is fresh off a win in the Phil Pinkney Stake with rail control.

The second colt Gold split is in race 12 and has Woodmere Mahomes set as the 5-2 morning line favourite from post 2 for trainer-driver Gilles Barrieau after a 1:57 score his last start. Louie The Lip (Brodie MacPhee) has post 1 while Kapueno (Marc Campbell) gets post 7 after winning the Milton Downey Memorial stake last start at Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock, N.B.
The Grassroots divisions will be well-represented on the afternoon card with purses of $9,300 for the colts carded as races 1, 3, 5 (Fred & Rena Hughes Memorial), 9 and 11. The fillies Grassroots divisions will go for $11,250 slated for races 2, 4 and 7.

Sophomore Engage In P.E.I. Colt Stakes Saturday Night

The capital oval will roar to life on Saturday evening with a stakes-packed card as the P.E.I. Colt Stakes doubleheader continues alongside the Richard Campbell Memorial Pace at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The 14-dash mega-presentation begins at 6 P.M.

The feature attraction is the $9,000 Richard Campbell Memorial Pace in race 14, sponsored by Reliable Motors, which has drawn seven of the finest free-for-all pacers in the region. Twin B Tuffenuff comes in as the 5-2 morning line favourite with Gilles Barrieau in the bike from post 3 for trainer Ron Matheson. The pacer will look to add another Richard Campbell Memorial to his resume after last winning the race in 2022. Bee Two Bee (To be driven by Jason Hughes) will leave from post 4 as he looks to defend his title after winning this race the past two seasons. Also in the field are Saulsbrook Ian (Adam Merner), Better Than Spring (Myles Heffernan Sr.), Roll Em (Marc Campbell), Nothing Bugs Me (Corey MacPherson) and Nuttin But Finesse (Mike Downey).

The three-year-old pacing colts will go postward in three $18,500 Gold divisions of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes, beginning in race 5 with Barrieau-McIsaac champion One Wicked Man favoured from post 7 for trainer-driver Kenny Arsenault over Evil Lou (MacPherson) and Moonfall (Brodie MacPhee).

Race 10 has Bentley installed as the 5-2 choice with Paul Langille in the bike for trainer John Clarey, while DJ Mustang (Marc Campbell) and Sergeant Crowley (Barrieau) will look to spoil.

Another sophomore colt division in race 13 sees Phil My Beer (Campbell) off the rail from the Landon Campbell stable against top rivals Malevolent (Langille) and Rosetown Eclipse (MacPherson).

The three-year-old pacing fillies will also battle in three $20,250 Gold divisions of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes.

Race 2 has Lady Hess (MacPherson) as the 5-2 morning line favourite for trainer Jamie Smith against Lady Llamrei (Merner) and Elm Grove Talia (David Dowling).

Race 6 features Badgirl Bridgette (Hughes) as the favourite after winning her last five stakes appearances but tasting defeat against aged overnight mares in her latest for trainer William Lanigan. Top contenders include Windemere Classie (Langille) and Steady Heart (Marc Campbell).

In race 8, Mindbodyandsoul carries the 5-2 status for driver Marc Campbell and trainer Earl Watts, with Woodmere Betcha (Mike McGuigan), Tobins Dream (MacPherson) and Howmac Maleficent (Ken Murphy) looming the danger.

The Grassroots divisions of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes will complement the Gold events throughout the card.

The three-year-old pacing fillies have Grassroots divisions for $10,125 in races 1 and 7. The three-year-old pacing colts will line up for Grassroots competition in races 3, 4, and 11.

The Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Series, presented by Standardbred Canada, will highlight the seasoned distaffers with two $5,000 divisions in races 9 and 12. In race 9, Sugar Bowl is the 5-2 morning line favourite for driver Gilles Barrieau over Tobins Brownie (Adam Merner). The other split in race 12 has Avyanna (Barrieau) favoured over Rosetown Mary (MacPherson).

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores