With $21,700 on the line in the Joe O’Brien Memorial Gold division for two-year-old pacing colts on Saturday (Oct. 2) Stash It Away will look to live up to his name at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The capital track has 14 dashes scheduled for the afternoon with a 12:30 P.M. opening post time. Stash It Away will bring his three-race win streak into Race 9, the first O’Brien Gold division for rookie colts. Corey MacPherson is at the lines of the son of Pang Shui for trainer Kevin MacLean and owner Reg MacPherson of Stratford. Stash It Away has won five of his eight lifetime races and has Post 6 on Saturday.
Peter MacPhee likes Stash It Away to get the lion’s share of the first O’Brien Gold division in his Post Time Picks.
“Stash It Away has really starting to turn it on and has three straight wins over three different Maritime tracks. He also took his record two back at this track and has more than $33,000 in the bank so get ready for another trip to the winner’s circle.”
St Charlesfireball is the top choice in his $21,700 O’Brien Gold division, carded as Race 12 for trainer-driver Marc Campbell and owners Ryan and Everett MacLeod of Souris. The son of Tobago Cays has banked more than $26,000 so far in his rookie campaign and will leave from Post 4 on Saturday.
The two-year-old colts have a lone grassroots division in race 3 with $10,375 at stake.
JJ Scarlett (To be driven by Redmond Doucet) and Mermaid Magic (Brodie MacPhee) will hook up again in a $19,820 Lady Slipper Gold division for two-year-old pacing fillies in Race 7. The duo last saw each other on Sept. 12, in Charlottetown when Mermaid Magic prevailed by half a length to set a new 1:55.4 rookie filly track record in a division of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes.
The other $19,820 Lady Slipper Gold split is in Race 11, with Woodmere Jazz tabbed as the morning line favourite from Post 4 for the team of trainer MacLean and owner MacPherson. David Dowling picks up the catch drive.
Two-year-old pacing filly grassroots divisions take to the track for $9,675 in Races 2 and 5.
The $3,400 preferred pace lines up in Race 13 as Time To Dance (Campbell) is favoured in a field that includes Screen Test (MacPherson) and Bugsy Maguire (Adam Merner).
Catch all the action live at the track or tune into the worldwide broadcast at Redshores.ca. Live streaming is also available at the Red Shores Youtube page and online wagering can be found at HPIBet.com. To view the entries for the Saturday card, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(Red Shores)