Maritime Breeders eliminations take centre stage Saturday night at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as the best and brightest three-year-old pacers in Atlantic Canada converge on the capital oval.

First race post time is 6:00 p.m. for the 13-dash card with two eliminations of the Maritime Breeders stake for three-year-old pacing fillies lining up in races 3 and 7, and three eliminations for the three-year-old pacing colts in races 5, 10 and 12.

The first $3,000 Maritime Breeders pacing filly elimination will see three red-hot fillies clash in Race 3 including a pair from the Marc Campbell stable. Campbell elects to steer Filly Forty Seven from Post 2 while Gilles Barrieau picks up the catch-drive on stablemate Elm Grove Ladyluck with Post 5. The Earl Watts-trained Bonzai Beach gets the nod as the morning line favourite from post 4 with Clare MacDonald in the sulky.

Divisional leader Elektra Express has Post 4 in the second $3,000 elimination for trainer-driver Campbell, riding a three-race win streak. The three-year-old daughter of Western Paradise tied the Truro Raceway three-year-old pacing filly track record with a 1:56.2 lifetime best in her most recent effort. Other top entries include Tobins Secret (Earl Smith) and Kinda Like Her (Kenny Arsenault).

The top four fillies in each elimination make next Saturday's championship final in the Ken Starratt Memorial.

The first three-year-old pacing colt meeting happens in Race 5 for a $3,000 purse as the colts look to make next Saturday's rich final. Complete Player has been undefeated in stakes action so far this season for driver Mark Bradley and trainer Tom Weatherbie and gets Post 2 while last year's Atlantic Breeder's Crown winner, Tobinator, has the rail with Corey MacPherson.

The second elimination in Race 10 has Ryans Allstar, fresh off a 1:57.3 victory in the Bob Dewar stake in Summerside, leaving the rail for trainer-driver Campbell. Cowboys Dont Cry (MacPherson) and Carters Caper (Clare MacDonald) are other top elimination entries.

The heavyweights of the division battle in Race 12 as Island Energetic rides a five-race win streak into Saturday's start for trainer-driver Campbell, leaving from Post 2. Ashes To Ashes was exceptional in his latest outing -- a 1:55.2 win in overnight action at Charlottetown for trainer Jackie Matheson and driver Barrieau and gets Post 5 while last year's Maritime Breeders winner Nameisonthehalter (MacPherson) has Post 3.

The top two three-year-old pacing colts in each elimination will make next week's final in the Doug Harkness along with the two fastest third-place finishers.

The preferred pacers renew their rivalry in Race 11 with top pacers like Adkins Hanover (MacPherson), Mr Irresistible (Jason Hughes) and Mach It Big (Campbell).

The weekend programs also feature the kick-off of the $100,000 Dash For Cash with full contest details, race programs and live video available at RedShores.ca.

For entries, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Red Shores Charlottetown.

(with files from Red Shores)