Fresh off the $22,000 Governor’s Plate final, Si Semalu will have rail control in the Saturday night feature at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park.
Owned by Foxyhall Racing of Wallace, NS and a winner of over $150,000 lifetime, the five-year-old son of Modern Art will look to pick up his first victory on red soil since reporting to PEI in mid June. Si Semalu will gain the services of his trainer, Jason Hughes, who is also a top driver at the CDP.
Forever Paradise will look to price them up from Post 6. The five-year-old son of Western Paradise has been listed as the morning line favourite and is entered for a claiming tag. He has been no worse then second in his first six starts off the bench, including a lifetime-best 1:55.1 mile two starts ago. The Kevin MacLean trainee will be driven by Mike McGuigan for owners Reg MacPherson and David and Aaron MacKenzie.
Also in the feature, Jersey Joe will put his three-race win streak on the line from Post 7. Tempo Seelster, Smiley Bayama, Likely To Win, Cabo Pan Lucas and Waterside Light round out the power-packed field.
A two-pack of Open Trots are set to go postward on Saturday night as well on. The first has been carded as Race 2. Pleasure Girls has been pegged as the morning line choice for owner Shelley Gass and trainer/driver Ronnie Gass. The field also features Frill Seeker for the Ebbsfleet Stables and Thunderaway, who is a newcomer to Foxyhall Racing.
Race 4 features a pair of newcomers. Post 4 starter Kennel Buddy comes in from Ontario for trainer David Dowling. Walter Cheverie has gotten the call on the five-year-old Ken Warkentin gelding who was a winner last time out in 1:57.2 over Georgian Downs.
The second newcomer comes from the powerful Patrick Shepherd stable, which has sent out 105 winners this year. Shepherd will send out Weskey for owner Stephen Morton of Windsor, NS. Harold Shepherd gets the call in the sulky to drive the winner of four straight races. His last race, which took place over Georgian Downs, produced a lifetime-best 1:56.4 mile.
The 12-dash card will get underway with a 6 p.m. first-race post time.
To view the harness racing entries for Saturday at the CDP, click the following link: Saturday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.
(Red Shores)