East-coast driving kingpin Gilles Barrieau is scheduled to make his 2016 Canadian driving debut this Saturday (May 14) at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park.
First-race post time for the 13-dash program is 6 p.m.
An article by The Guardian states that Barrieau is down to drive six horses on the program. Barrieau wintered in Florida, and took the time last fall to discuss his decision with Trot Insider.
Big Surf has gotten the top call in Saturday’s Preferred Pace at the CDP. The son of Somebeachsomewhere turned a lot of heads with his recent qualifying mile of 1:57.3 for trainer Trevor Hicken and driver Marc Campbell. That assignment also included a closing panel of :27.1 seconds.
Big Surf, owned by Burkie By The Bay stables, PE and Perry Burke, QC has drawn Post 6 against last week’s feature winner, Forever Paradise, who will get the services of Barrieau. Silverhill Shadow and driver Terry Gallant will start from Post 2, which will most likely set up an opening speed duel.
Carnivore will make his first start since May 23, 2015 for trainer Marvyn Webster and Valleygrove Farms, Kensington, PE. Walter Cheverie will handle the driving duties on the lifetime winner of $609,260. The line-up also includes First Art Down off the rail for Ken Murphy, Cambest Kisser (Jason Hughes), DBS Rosco (Kenny Arsenault) and Tempo Seelster (Vince Poulton).
Ramblinglily will ship into Charlottetown from the Allan Jones stable to take on Best Risque (Corey MacPherson) in the open mares contest in Race 10, which is scheduled to head to post at 8:34 p.m. Ramblinglily posted qualifiers at Exhibition Park in Saint John, NB and Truro Raceway in NS for the Jones-Norman Leger ownership team. The mare had 14 wins from 22 starts in 2015 and gets Cheverie back in the bike. The $2,350 class also has Bettim Jenny, Pictonian Zena, Sam and Ideal Space.
Here’s a name that may stay with you. John Wick is a three-year-old colt by Art Colony, who makes his career debut in the evening’s first race after an impressive qualifier. Clifford Murphy does the training for the Lenny and Squiggy stable, Stratford, PE.
To view the harness racing entries for Saturday at the CDP, click the following link: Saturday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores and The Guardian)