CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A trio of top-notch three-year-old harness racing fillies will face a triplet of grizzled veteran mares in the Thursday evening feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The capital oval has an 11-dash presentation on Thursday evening kicking off at 6 P.M.
The $2,500 featured fillies and mares pace lines up in race 10 of the evening with Southwind Ion the morning line choice with rail control in the event. David Dowling is back at the controls for trainer Jennifer Doyle, who co-owns the daughter of Sportswriter with Danny Birt of Earnscliffe.
A five-time winner this season, Southwind Ion has not drawn inside of post 6 since her last victory on September 24. Dustylane Zambucca has seen her stakes career come to an end earlier this month and the three-year-old daughter of Camystic will look to add to her $29,425 bankroll from post 3 on Thursday with Corey MacPherson at the lines.
The Tom Weatherbie stable has a pair of three-year-old Ontario bred entrants with 1:52 winner Bettorthanbobbi (To be driven by Mark Bradley) from post 4 and nine-time victor Temagami Seelster (Brodie MacPhee) with post 5. Lyons Jennielee (Myles Heffernan Sr.) has post 2 while Filly Forty Seven (Marc Campbell) is shouldered with the outside post 6.
Peter MacPhee with the Post Time Picks tepidly places Southwind Ion in the win position. "Southwind Ion finally gets an inside post and we're betting Dowling will be firing off the wings. You have to think she's going to get a great trip from here and may even reach up and win."
The $2,400 Open trot takes to the track in race 8 of the evening with Mile Hill Willie the morning line choice from the outside in the field of six. Brodie MacPhee is back in the bike behind the Paul Morrison trained Mile Hill Willie as regular pilot Gilles Barrieau must drive his own trainee Cheeky Little Minx from post 3. Other top entrants include Windmeredontuworry (Heffernan) and Freddie (Campbell).
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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores