Twin B Tuffenuff is back in action

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Gold Cup and Saucer runner-up Twin B Tuffenuff is back in action on red soil for the Saturday evening top harness racing event at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has a 14-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M., with Twin B Tuffenuff headlining the card in race 13 for a $4,300 purse.

The 10-year-old Rock N Roll Heaven stallion was racing the end of last season at Saratoga Raceway in New York on the tail end of a season where he scored 10 wins and earned $103,000 in purses, primarily in Atlantic Canada. Ron Matheson trains for owner Pat Morris, with Gilles Barrieau back in the bike from post 5 in Saturday’s contest.

Jewels Dragon (To be driven by Marc Campbell) has rail control from the Landon Campbell barn fresh off a third-place finish in last week’s top class to One Eight Hundred and Blood Money, who are absent from competition this Saturday.

Post 2 in Saturday’s top class has Shadows Terror with Red Shores Charlottetown leading driver Adam Merner in the seat while the horse is riding a three-race win streak. Laughagain Hanover (Jason Hughes) has post 3 while Tradition (Corey MacPherson) holds down post 4.

The Post Time Picks take Twin B Tuffenuff to deliver as the morning line favourite.

“It’s great to see the 2024 Governor’s Plate winner, Twin B Tuffenuff, back in action under the Red Shores lights. He looked fantastic during morning workouts over the past few weeks and closed strong to finish second in his qualifier so I expect him to dominate this group tonight.”

The Ise Pick 5 with the $2000 Guaranteed pool and low 15% take out kicks off the program in race 1 as Brookdale Ollie (Marc Campbell) is the top choice in the $2,800 event from post 6 for trainer Vaughan Doyle and owners Melinda Stead and Gary Ford.

The Super Hi5 launches in race 5. Howmac Exclusive (MacPherson) took a new lifetime best of 1:54.3 last week in this $3,700 class and is favoured again in race 5 from post 6 for trainer Les Waite, who co-owns with Leith Waite and Jim Gorman.

The new late Pick 4 with the $1000 Guaranteed pool is featured in races 11 to 14 while the finale also has the second Super Hi 5 of the night.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores