Tobins Brownie headlines Charlottetown feature

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Tobins Brownie (Stonebridge Terror) makes her way back for her seven-year-old harness racing season and is the top choice in the Thursday evening top class at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has 10-dashes starting at 6 P.M.

The $4,200 top Fillies and Mares pacing feature has 2024 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series champion Tobins Brownie leaving from post 4 with Marc Campbell in tow for trainer Earl Watts and owners Sandra Weeks and Brittany Watts. The gritty Stonebridge Terror mare is a 37-time winner in her career with over $211,000 in lifetime earnings. The pacing lass was a qualifying winner in 1:57.4 for driver Adam Merner, who is in Nova Scotia Thursday evening competing in stakes action.

Second to Tobins Brownie in that qualifier is post 5 entry Sugar Bowl (To be driven by Gilles Barrieau) for trainer Jeff Holmes and owners Brian MacPhee and Tommy Collings. A seven-time winner in 2024, Sugar Bowl is labeled as a major threat for the top spot on Thursday.

Plain Jane (Brady Sweet) holds down post 1 for trainer Devon Wallace and owners Leigh and Faith Gavin after finishing second at this level last week. The winner of that race was the upset minded Ms Meaghan Sparkel (Ryan Desroche), who has post 3 this week for owner-trainer Shayna Toll.

Also in the field is post 2 entry Acefortyfour Dome (Jason Hughes). The 38-time winner is trained by Ashley Gamester for Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge.

The Post Time Picks go with post 5 entry Sugar Bowl.

“Sugar Bowl’s 2024 numbers hop off the page and she did visit the winner’s circle seven times. She draws post five in a compact field, and this has become a great partnership so don’t be shocked if they win again.”

The $4,000 trot feature lines up in race 8 with Buckhead Ridge (Barrieau) vying for a repeat victory from the Landon Campbell barn. Brady Doyle owns the five-year-old son of Nuncio. His main foes are slated as Glider Man (Hughes) and New Legacy (David Dowling).

Final Text (Marc Campbell) makes his first P.E.I. start in the trot event from post 5 for owners Matt and David Burke. The four-year-old daughter of Text Me already has two wins and $23,000 in earnings in 2025 while racing in Pennsylvania and New York.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores