Trainer Tiffany Ball got her first career victory as Redwhiteandboots got up for a dead heat in the third race at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
The 36-1 longshot sat the pocket for Corey MacPherson behind Roll Your Coin (Myles Heffernan Sr.), who put up the fractions of :28.4, :58.2, and 1:28.1. Redwhiteandboots took the passing lane, with favourite Onions Te Go (David Dowling) on the outside making it a three-horse battle in the stretch. Roll Your Coin dug in, but Redwhiteinboots was in time to reach the line in sync with the pacesetter for a dead heat in 1:58. Onions Te Go was a quarter-length back in third. The top two combined for a $633.50 exactor.
Redwhiteandboots, owned by Ball, won for the first time since September 2023. The 11-year-old son of Brandons Cowboy-Star Spangled is 12-for-228 lifetime with $72,511 in earnings. He accounts for 36 of his trainer's 37 career starts. The Charlottetown, P.E.I.-based conditioner made her debut with the gelding on Nov. 18, 2023, finishing fifth. Ball's record is now 37-1-3-4.
Saulsbrook Ian showed his class in the $4,300 conditioned feature, circling to the lead and never looking back.
Leaving from post six, the Betterthancheddar-Atlanta Girl gelding was unhurried at the start by driver Ken Murphy, settling at the back in a :28.3 first quarter before brushing to command before the half of :56.3. He then led to three-quarters in 1:25.2 before closing out in :28.1 to win by 1-1/2 lengths in 1:53.3 over pocket-sitting Impeccable Shadow (Paul Langille). Pauls Crown (Marc Campbell) was third.
Saulsbrook Ian ($4.40) is trained by Jamie Smith for owner Red Oak Stables of Charlottetown, P.E.I. The five-year-old has won 20 times and earned $146,196 in 75 lifetime starts.
Malignity ($2.10) controlled the tempo from the rail and kicked home in :27.3 to take the sub-featured conditioned pace in 1:54 for trainer-driver Langille and owners Debbie Francis, Rosanne Langille and Chantel Langille. Dusty Lane Zoro (Don MacNeill) chased him home for second with T H Boomtown (Gilles Barrieau) third.
The Island harness racing industry now prepares for the Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale in Crapaud, P.E.I., with a sale preview Thursday from 3-7 p.m., and the 150-horse sale starting at 11:30 a.m., on Friday.
Live racing continues with the Atlantic Breeders Crown Weekend of Champions, with programs Saturday and Sunday at Red Shores Charlottetown. Post time for both days will be 12:30 p.m.
To view Tuesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(Standardbred Canada & Red Shores; photo of Saulsbrook Ian winning on Sept. 12, 2023)