The Maritimes’ fastest horse of 2016 will look to dazzle the on-track fans yet again during this Thursday’s (June 16) featured race at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park.
First-race post time for the 12-dash card is 6:30 p.m.
OK Galahad has drawn Post 5 in the featured contest, which has been carded as Race 11. He is scheduled to be driven by his trainer, Jason Hughes, and is heading into the tilt off a blistering 1:54.4 victory on June 11, which is the fastest recorded win time thus far in the 2016 Maritime harness racing season.
The five-year-old son of Badlands Hanover is owned by Robi Hughes of Stratford and Foxyhall Racing of Nova Scotia. OK Galahad will jump back up in class for his $2,200 race on Thursday.
Last Thursday’s feature winner, Fightmaster, has been shouldered with Post 7. Trainer Mike McGuigan will be back in the bike and he will be looking to extend Fightmaster’s two-race win streak. Eagle Jolt has drawn Post 1 after having been knocked off his roost as ‘Thursday feature champion’ by Fightmaster last week.
Other entries include Smiley Bayama (who will be driven by Ron Gass), The Big Bite (Gilles Barrieau), Starcastic (Ron Matheson), McJestic (Walter Cheverie) and Waterside Light (Kenny Arsenault).
Professor Gordon will face his test since relocating Canada’s east coast during Thursday’s $1,950 Open Trot, which has been carded as Race 4. The Deanna Clow-owned and trained four-year-old will have Vincent Poulton in the bike and he will be looking to extend his two-race Charlottetown unbeaten streak. Professor Gordon will start from Post 4 and will face off with Neal (Brian Andrew), Osprey Impact (Paul Larabee), Paymenowpaymelater (Barrieau), Zip The Lip (Brian MacPhee) and Frill Seeker (Arsenault).
To view the harness racing entries for Thursday at the CDP, click the following link: Thursday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
(With files from Red Shores)