Badgirl Bridgette Favoured In Charlottetown Mares Preferred
Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Series Consolation winner Badgirl Bridgette headlines the featured $6,350 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The capital oval has a 14-dash presentation beginning at 6 p.m. (ADT), with the Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace scheduled as race 13.
Badgirl Bridgette is the 5-2 morning line favourite from post five with Jason Hughes driving for trainer/owner Bill Lanigan of Montague, P.E.I. The four-year-old Stonebridge Terror-Watabadgirl mare captured the $20,000 Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Series Consolation in her latest start with a front-end victory in 1:53.3.
Starting to her inside in post four, Brokeandoutofgas is the 3-1 second choice with Gilles Barrieau in the driver's seat for owner/trainer Tammy Collings of Hazel Brook, P.E.I. The five-year-old daughter of Arthur Blue Chip-Onehotvett was second in the $50,000 Atlantic Aged Pacing Mares Championship behind to the streaking Lady Cafe Au Lait, pacing her own mile in 1:53.4.
Trumps Girl drew outside in post seven and is the 7-2 third choice with Marc Campbell aboard for trainer Mike McGuigan and owner Tommy Collings of Mount Stewart, P.E.I. The five-year-old Always B Miki-Wind Damage Blues mare won at this level on Oct. 1 in 1:53.1.
Windemere Saddy will start from post two at 4-1 with Ken Murphy driving the Saul Lanigan trainee after a third-place finish in the Atlantic mares final. Lanigan shares ownership with Shane Esson and Darcy Doyle of Moncton, N.B., and Isaac Schurman of Kensington, P.E.I.
The field also includes Redland Misspretty (Paul Langille), Rosetown Mary (Corey MacPherson) and CC Rockin Rosie (Adam Merner).
Fight Song will look to extend his winning streak to four in the $6,050 Open Trot in race seven. Hughes drives the Ashley Gamester trainee, who will leave from the outside assigned post five as the 5-2 morning line choice, for owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I. The seven-year-old son of Kadabra-Fortunes Of Fables won the $16,000 Island Ocean Trot Series final in 1:55.4 last time out on Oct. 10.
West River Jet, trained and driven by Kenny Arsenault, has post two in the Open Trot for owner Haley MacDonald of Charlottetown, P.E.I. after finishing second to Fight Song in his last two starts. Flemsteen (Murphy), Rina Labelle (Campbell) and Whole Nother (Colin Sheppard) complete the field.
To view Thursday's harness racing entries, click the following link: Thursday Entries - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)