The fields for the opening heats of the Maritimer Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies have been drawn and will be the centrepiece of Exhibition Park Raceway's 13-dash
card of racing scheduled for this Saturday, August 28.
First-race post time at EPR will be 1:00 p.m. and the $10,200 opening heats for the Maritimer have been carded as Races 8 and 9. The $13,600 final of the Maritimer will go to post for Race 13.
Eight fillies are scheduled to contest the first of the opening heats. Having drawn the rail spot with her trainer/driver Mary Clare MacDonald, brown Largo lass Elm Grove Ella has caught the eye of the morning line oddsmaker. After having gone unraced at two, Elm Grove Ella has competed 15 times this year, has won five dashes and has missed the board only twice. She has been pegged at early odds of 5-2.
The second of the opening heats will also see a field of eight face the gate. Assessed at odds of 5-2, Meridian Magic and trainer/driver Ken Arsenault have been deemed the morning line choice from Post 8. The bay Largo filly will be looking to extend her 2010 unbeaten streak to 11. She has won 21 of 24 lifetime starts and has never missed hitting the board.
To view free, printable program pages for the opening heats of Maritimer, courtesy of TrackIt, please click on the corresponding links below.
• Opening Heat 1
• Opening Heat 2
The Maritimer Stakes is sponsored by Standardbred Canada and the New Brunswick Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association (NBSBOA).