Island Beach Boy sports the fastest opening quarter in Atlantic Canadian harness racing history, and he has rail control in the feature on Saturday, June 1 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The capital oval has 12 dashes on display Saturday evening with a 6 p.m. opening post time.
The fast-leaving Island Beach Boy will have nothing but pylons to his inside in the $3,500 featured pace, carded as Race 11. Gilles Barrieau will pick up the catch-drive from the Tom Weatherbie stable for owners Ian Smith and Arnold Hagen. The six-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere was victorious in his lone start of 2024 winning in 1:55 in a two-hole ride in line to Brodie MacPhee, and paced an opening quarter of :26 during 2022 Old Home Week to set the local standard.
MacPhee will drive fellow Weatherbie stablemate Fern Hill General from post two as the morning line favourite after a fifth-place finish in the Preferred Pace last week.
Burn Out Hanover (Brady Sweet) will leave from post three for trainer Jeff Holmes at 8-1 in the morning line, with Impeccable Shadow (Adam Merner) to his outside at 10-1 on the morning line fresh off a 1:55 victory for trainer Melissa Rennie.
Laughagain Hanover (Mark Bradley) holds down post five at 7-2 odds for trainer Ashley Gamester. Trainer Jennifer Doyle has the final two entries with post six starter First Glance (Corey MacPherson) at 6-1 in the program and Spectrum Seelster (David Dowling) at 3-1 from post seven dropping from the Preferred level.
The Post Time Picks will take Island Beach Boy on top after his favourable post position draw: “Island Beach Boy toyed with his competition in his 2024 debut last week. He flashed his great gate speed and was content to take the easier two-hole trip to victory. He faces a tougher group this week but should get all the respect from the rail. I think he leads gate-to-wire tonight.”
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