Cape Breton’s finest pacer came out on top in last week’s feature event but has a new foe for his Saturday afternoon contest at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Intended Royalty was a winner in the featured event last Saturday at Red Shores Charlottetown and will be the morning line favourite this week. The 13-dash Saturday afternoon presentation kicks off at 12:30 p.m., with the $2,400 preferred pace hitting the track in race 12.
Intended Royalty is the choice of classifier Gerard Smith from post five with Mike McGuigan back in the race bike for co-owner and trainer Randy Copley of Inverness, N.S., and co-owner Ed Copley. The eight-year-old son of No Pan Intended has been a winner in eight of 11 races since the beginning of 2018 but did not make a start since July until his win last Saturday in Charlottetown.
Adkins Hanover returns to red soil for the Saturday contest and draws post four for trainer Trevor Hicken and owner Perry Burke of Grosse-Ile., Que. David Dowling will drive the 10-year-old Western Ideal pacer who had been performing well on the Ontario circuit in recent months including three wins from his last four starts.
Race analyst Les MacIsaac gives the edge to Intended Royalty in the compact field of five.
“Intended Royalty was out for most of the mile last week including three-wide at the half and still won his local debut,” MacIsaac said. “After that performance, other than the likely short price there's not much to dislike.”
Also in the field is Tempo Seelster (Ken Murphy), Red Magician (Adam Merner) and Burn Out Hanover (Kenny Arsenault).
The top mares pace of the afternoon hits the track in race nine for a $1,800 purse with Dusty Lane Zendaya guarding the rail for driver Corey MacPherson, trainer Stephen Gass and owners Alexis Gass and the Estate of Shelley Gass of Cornwall, P.E.I. Dusty Lane Zendaya’s sister, Dustlanemissmolly, was the winner last week for trainer-driver Myles Heffernan and gets post four to work from on Saturday.
Catch the action live at the track or tune into the worldwide broadcast at redshores.ca.
To view the entries for Saturday's card, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(with files from Red Shores)