Eagle Jolt has reigned supreme during the last two Thursday cards at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park, but he will have to overcome a tougher post in this week’s contest.
First-race post time for Thursday’s 12-dash program will be 6:30 p.m. Eagle Jolt will contest the $2,100 feature, which has been slated as Race 12.
Eagle Jolt has drawn Post 7. His trainer, Marc Campbell, is scheduled to drive the nine-year-old son of Village Jolt for owners Wilbur and Marie MacDonald of Orwell Cove. Eagle Jolt has captured the previous two Thursday evening features in 1:58.2 and 1:56.4, respectively, with Campbell at the controls.
The Big Bite will loom as a major danger from Post 2 with Kenny Arsenault aboard, while IDK has yet to miss the board so far in 2016, but is shouldered with Post 8.
Other entries include My Lucky Killean (to be driven by Ken Murphy), Fightmaster (Mike McGuigan), Likely To Win (Adam Merner), Artners In Crime (Ron Matheson) and Idealic Life (Corey MacPherson).
The top trotters on the east coast of Canada are scheduled to battle in Race 6 (the $1,950 Open Trot). Freddie and his trainer-driver, Marc Campbell, have drawn the outside Post 6. Freddie has been victorious in his last two Open Trot appearances. He is owned by Three Wisemen Stable of Cornwall. Paymenowpaymelater is fresh off a 2:01.1 victory with Gilles Barrieau in the bike, and he will reunite with the New Brunswick driver from Post 2, while Wedgewood will start from Post 3 for driver Gary Chappell and owner-trainer Glenn Claybourne. Also in the field is Majian Chester (Jim Ripley), Holy Molie Maggie (MacPherson) and Frill Seeker (Arsenault).
The $1,700 back-up pace will line up for Race 10. Shadows Mystery (Barrieau) is favoured over Howmac Missy (Campbell) and Celebrate Your Bet (Stephen Quinn).
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)