The rookie pacing colts will be front and centre on Thursday, Aug. 14 during Old Home Week at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as the Atlantic Sires Stakes rolls into town.
The 13-dash presentation starts at 6 p.m. (ADT) and features $11,460 A divisions and $6,000 B divisions for the Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old pacing colts.
The final $11,460 A division of the Atlantic Sires Stakes is in race 10 and will include an undefeated stakes winner in Sporty Anthony as the 5-2 favourite from post three for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Jason Biggar, who co-owns with Jason Williams of McNeills Mills, P.E.I. The Somewhere Fancy-Southwind Ion colt will face off with the likes of Tobins Gem (Marc Campbell) from post four and Louie The Lip (Brodie MacPhee) in the competitive dash.
Race three is the first $11,460 A division with Woodmere Mahomes favoured at 5-2 for trainer/driver Gilles Barrieau and owner Daniel Ross of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I. The son of Tobago Cays-Spiffy Miss will make the first start of his career from post three and will look to fend off the challenges of rivals including Tiziano (Clare MacDonald) from post one, Rollwiththewarden (Corey MacPherson) out of post six and Oceanview Lou (Brodie MacPhee) from post four.
Race six features another $11,460 A division where Den Of Thieves will look for his third straight win for trainer/driver Adam Merner and owners Christa Murphy and Herman McQuaid of Charlottetown and Brittany Watts of Springvale, P.E.I. Zero Two Sixty (Barrieau) is a top contender from post three along with Fire And Blood (Mike Downey) from post two.
The B stakes action kicks off in race one with a $6,000 dash for two-year-old pacing colts, with more splits in races five, seven and 11.
Race two is the Joey & Dee Arsenault Memorial, with the Andy Judson Memorial in race four, while the Apps & Etta Arsenault Memorial is slated for race eight and the Wilbur & Eileen Doyle Memorial is in race nine.
A staple of Old Home Week, the Joe & Wal Hennessey Memorial is in race 12 for $4,000 and the Jeff May Memorial lines up in race 13 for $2,900 to close out the card.
To view Thursday's harness racing entries, click the following link: Thursday Entries - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)