Jaguar Royal N will make his final start of his career during Saturday afternoon’s 14-dash race program at Red Shores' Charlottetown Driving Park
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The 14-year-old pacer, who faces retirement at the end of the 2011 race season, drew Post 3 for Race 8 for trainer David Rose, owner Sandra Stead of Montague and driver Mark Bradley.
The son of Jaguar Spur--Royalty has 47 lifetime wins and a career best of 1:52.1 which he recorded as a seven-year-old at Woodbine Racetrack. This season the classy pacer has six wins, two seconds and two thirds from 16 starts including being charted in a 1:58.2 mile earlier this year. Sandra Stead, along with her husband, Lowell, has planned a retirement race for Jaguar Royal N on Boxing Day where he will lead in the post parade.
With only three race cards remaining on the 2012 schedule, the Trot Challenge driver standings is too close to call. The competition, presented by Johnston’s Salads and Keybrand Foods Inc, is for drivers with trotters throughout the season with points awarded on a 10-7-5 basis for a 1-2-3 finish. The overall winner receives a $1 per point and the championship trophy.
Marc Campbell took over the lead with 162 points with his second place finish last week. Mark Cullen is second with 157 while Willie Murphy, who sat out last week, is third with 155. Murphy has a 3-1 shot aboard Saulsbrook Balance but will need to knock-off Warrawee Jade from the Andrew Stable who has two wins in a row. Trainer Brian Andrew will do the driving from Post 7 while Dunmore Alpha, with Cullen in the bike, is the morning-line favourite.
First-race post time is 1:00 p.m.
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(Red Shores)