Red Shores has sent out its preview of the Saturday and Sunday programs of live racing that have been carded this weekend at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Top Mares Race For Top Spot In Saturday Feature
A hard-hitting field of Open pacing mares will go toe-to-toe in the top-pacing event on the Saturday afternoon card at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
First-race post time for the 13-dash card is 12:30 p.m. The Open mares will compete in the $2,350 Willow Warrior Retirement Pace (Race 9). Sam has been named the morning line favourite. Trainer Jason Hughes will also perform the driving duties from Post 2 for owner Foxyhall Racing of Wallace, NS. The four-year-old daughter of Dragon Again has been exceptional since relocating to the east coast with seven straight wins in her first seven starts, then tasting defeat last week for the first time at the hoofs of Ramblinglily. With that foe out of the picture, Sam has been installed as the early race favourite
Also in the field is U.S. invader Taylor Rei (Post 1), who will compete for trainer Bo Sowers and driver Marc Campbell. The seven-year-old daughter of Cheyenne Rei was racing at Scarborough Downs and Bangor Raceway in Maine. Other entries include General Luckypercy (to be driven by Ron Matheson), Sendmeasign (Kenny Arsenault), Best Risque (Walter Cheverie) and Brodys Leona (Corey MacPherson).
The race will also see the official retirement ceremony for four-year-old mare Willow Warrior, who was a regular with this group until she was involved in a race accident in July at the Summerside Raceway and made one start back this fall before her connections decided to hang up her harness. Regular driver Mark Bradley will parade the Western Terror mare one last time before the Open Mares race. Willow Warrior was trained by Brendan Curran for owner Alby Curran of Alberry Plains.
The top conditioned pace of the day will line up for Race 12 with eight pacers facing off for a $2,100 pot. Bazillion rides a two-race win streak into the event for trainer Trevor Hicken and owners Kent Livingston of Cornwall with Brian MacPhee handling the driving duties. The Village Jolt gelding will have to overcome the outside Post 8 while handling a group of seven foes which includes Post 2 starter The Big Bite (Arsenault) and Post 6 contender Motorino (Terry Gallant).
The trot class on the card will head to the gate for Race 4 with Osprey Impact favoured from Post 5 over Howmacs Pride (Arsenault) and Hopedale Dora (Joey Pineau). Osprey Impact is coming in off of a qualifying win for owner-trainer-driver Paul Larabee in the eight-horse field.
To view the harness racing entries for Saturday at the CDP, click the following link: Saturday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
All Turain, MacPherson Look To Remain Perfect In Sunday Preferred
Dominant. That’s the only word to describe All Turain’s performance in his last three races.
The six-year-old son of Tell All has been unbeaten in his last three starts in which he has raced against the top stock currently racing on Canada’s eastern seaboard. He will try his luck again in the Sunday afternoon Preferred at the CDP. First-race post time for the 11-dash card is 12:30 p.m. All Turain has been assigned the outside Post 9 in the $2,350 feature (Race 10). Corey MacPherson will hold the lines of the streaking pacer for trainer Trevor Hicken and owner Lee Hicken of Charlottetown.
The field will also include Forever Paradise (Marc Campbell), Cambest Kisser (Jason Hughes), Waterside Light (Kenny Arsenault), Painted Desert (Mark Bradley) and Mach Wheel (Walter Cheverie).
The open trotters will put their noses on the gate for Race 4. Caliban Hanover, who will start from Post 5 in the $1,950 dash, has been named the morning line favourite for the six-dash affair. Caliban Hanover will have Cheverie in the bike for trainer Ron Gass and owner Wendell MacDonald of Cornwall, while Gary Chappell will handle Holy Molie Maggie for owner-trainer Jeff Holmes of Orwell. The trotters have been taking turns visiting the winner’s circle in recent weeks and will have four other foes in Neal (Brian Andrew), I Aint No Lady (MacPherson), Majian Chester (Jim Ripley) and Parkhill Jugernaut (Ambyr Campbell).
To view the harness racing entries for Sunday at the CDP, click the following link: Sunday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)