The Preferred Pace on Sunday, Nov. 26 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park sports a field of six capable contenders.
The city track will host 16 dashes starting at 12:30 p.m. with the $3,800 featured pace hitting the track in Race 15. The field of six is handicapped by their earnings in their last five races with American Risk (To be driven by Gilles Barrieau) getting the rail spot from the George Rennison barn for owner Risky Bizz Group of Truro. The American Ideal seven-year-old has a pair of wins in his last five starts including the top class at Connell Park in Woodstock, N.B., and the top class at Inverness Raceway in Cape Breton, N.S.
Laughagain Hanover (Jason Hughes) is trained by his driver for owners Donald MacRae and Blair and Eric MacLauchlan fresh off a second place finish his last start. The two-time winner this campaign has drawn post two Sunday.
In post three is stakes winner Stash It Away, who continues to excel in his four-year-old campaign for trainer Kevin MacLean and owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford. Ken Murphy gets the driving assignment behind the 20-time winner who has been second and third his last two weeks at this level.
Former Governor’s Plate and Gold Cup and Saucer winner Time To Dance has post four for driver Marc Campbell, trainer and co-owner Brent Campbell and co-owners Brady Doyle, Kent MacDonald and Ryan MacLeod.
Island Beach Boy (Brodie MacPhee) gets post five for trainer Tom Weatherbie and owners Ian Smith and Arnold Hagen. The Somebeachsomewhere gelding snagged his seasonal record in October when he won in 1:52.4.
Getting the outside assignment was last week’s Preferred Pace winner, No Plan Intended (David Dowling) from the Jennifer Doyle barn for owner Danny Birt of Earnscliffe. The Up The Credit gelding was superb in his first start back on red soil with a 1:53.4 win on Nov. 19 at Red Shores Charlottetown.
The Post Time Picks treat No Plan Intended as the one to beat: “No Plan Intended was large and in charge last week attacking first up and rolling to victory by over three lengths in 1:53.4. Moves out to post six and Dowling won’t wait long so it could be a repeat performance.”
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