It has been over half-a-year since Bugsy Maguire’s biggest career moment but he returns to the fray in the preferred pace Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The 13-dash Saturday presentation starts off at 12:30 P.M. with the preferred pace going to the gate in the 12th race for a $2,850 pot.

Bugsy Maguire put together a story book moment in winning the 2020 Governor’s Plate Final in July at Red Shores Summerside with Brodie MacPhee in the bike but suffered an injury shortly after and was absent for the remainder of the season. The seven-year-old son of Bettors Delight has qualified the past two weeks with qualifying driver Jaycob Sweet in the bike for trainer Wade Sorrie. But for Saturday’s pari-mutuel event, Sorrie will call upon leading driver Marc Campbell to steer for owner Walter Simmons of Summerside.

Chocolate Swirl knocked off the top group last week and has Post 4 on Saturday with Jason Hughes at the controls of the Jennifer Doyle trainee. Hunger Pangs controls the rail from the Jeff Holmes stable with Mark Bradley supplying the drive. The ultra-competitive field also includes Winter Blast (Ken Murphy) and Rockin Indy (Corey MacPherson).

Peter MacPhee with the Post Time Picks places his trust in Post 5 starter Bugsy Maguire. “Bugsy Maguire had the most memorable victory on PEI in 2020 winning the Governor’s Plate back in July,” MacPhee said. “He hasn’t raced since then but does have a couple of qualifiers under his belt and adds Campbell so we think they get to the wire first.”

The Fillies and Mares Open Pace lines up in Race 9 for a $2,800 purse. Woodmere Skyroller is assigned Post 6 in the field after winning this class the last two weeks for driver Gilles Barrieau, trainer Kevin MacLean and owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford. The champion daughter of Rollwithitharry is undefeated so far in 2021 and will look for career win number 18 on Saturday.

The Race 13 finale will again host the Super Hi-5 wager where the winning ticket must have the first five finishers in the correct order. Mantario is the morning line favourite from the Doyle barn. Kenny Arsenault will be in the bike of the Post 4 starter.

Catch all the action on the worldwide broadcast at Redshores.ca and wager online at HPIBet.com. To view the entries for Saturday's card of harness racing at Charlottetown Driving Park, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Red Shores Charlottetown.

(Red Shores)