With a perfect two-hole trip from ‘The Maritime Magic Man’, Avatar J got up in deep stretch to win the featured pace Saturday evening (Aug. 1) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Gilles Barrieau left smartly with the Danny MacDonald-trained pacer and sat second as Simple Kinda Man supplied the speed. Simple Kinda Man rolled through splits of :28, :55.2 and 1:24 before Avatar J tipped into the passing lane to power by in 1:52.4 for owners Dean Larkin and Jody Sanderson. Simple Kinda Man had to settle for second while Screen Test was third.

Barrieau had three winners on the program, both from the Ron Matheson stable, as Outrageous Story won in 1:56.3 and Ashes To Ashes was a 1:56.2 victor.

The biggest upset of the evening came in the finale as Legendary Ron and driver Dale Spence rolled off the front from post 1 to win in 1:55.4 paying $56.20 to win.

Owned by Doug Matheson of Cornwall, Legendary Ron was on top of a $1,003.30 triactor ticket.

Total wagering handle on the card was $44,884.

(Red Shores)

To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park.