The last time they met Rose Run Quest easily prevailed but Euchred will come off a nearly month-long break as he takes another crack at his top foe in the featured event Sunday afternoon (Nov. 17) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 13-dash card has a 12:30 p.m. first race post time with the $2,900 preferred pace hitting the track in the finale.
Rose Run Quest has a four-race win streak on the line but has been assigned post seven in the field for trainer-driver Marc Campbell and owner Blair Hansen of Charlottetown. The seven-year-old son of If I Can Dream has 12 victories this season from 22 starts and has only missed the top-three four times in 2019. Euchred has not seen action since Oct. 19 and moves back into the Walter Walker stable for owner Kayla Habicht-Walker of Inverness. Gilles Barrieau gets the catch driving call behind the 51-time winner. Nogreatmischief won the top class last week but will have to work out a trip from post six on Sunday for trainer-driver Walter Cheverie.
Race analyst Les MacIsaac admits going against Rose Run Quest for the winning position is far from a safe play but he likes a rejuvenated Euchred on top of his tickets.
“With Euchred’s gate speed he should be able to secure an uncontested lead and with the dominant horse in this class assigned the outside post, this guy is a suitable option if you're trying to get the heavy favourite beat,” MacIsaac said.
Rounding out the field are Mick Dundee (Don MacNeill), JJ Powerball (Myles Heffernan Sr.), Screen Test (Corey MacPherson) and Woodmere Ideal Art (Jason Hughes).
After an unsuccessful run at the top class last week at Red Shores, Well Did will move into the back-up class on Sunday afternoon and the top Truro Raceway pacer gets rail control in the $2,500 event. Paul Langille of Lower Onslow, N.S., owns, trains and drives the son of Well Said, who knocked off the top class at Truro Raceway in Bible Hill, N.S., two straight starts before competing at Red Shores last week in the preferred. Creepin (David Dowling) is the morning line favourite in the class from post two while veteran pacer Eagle Jolt (Campbell) is another top entrant from post five.
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(with files from Red Shores)