CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Woodmere Stealdeal has been unheeded so far in his career but he will have to contend with post 8 this week during Island Breeders Final action Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The capital oval switches to a 12:30 P.M. post time for Saturday afternoon cards starting this week and continuing for the rest of the season. This Saturday's program has 15 dashes on tap with the $12,700 Island Breeders two-year-old pacing colt final lining up in race 13 in memory of Wendell Wallace.
Woodmere Stealdeal rides a 10-race undefeated streak into the event for trainer Danny Romo and Nova Scotia owners Kevin Dorey and Robert Sumarah. The Steelhead Hanover colt will have Marc Campbell above the wheels again this week as the horse looks to keep his perfect record intact. Top contenders include Atlantic record holder Bettim Again (To be driven by Kenny Arsenault) from post 2 and Saltwater Savage (Mark Bradley) with post 5.
Race 10 of the day is the Collins Wood Memorial Island Breeder's final for two-year-old pacing fillies carrying an $11,900 pot. Tobins Brownie has been exceptional as of late with a 1:56.2 victory last week in the Lady Slipper Stake. David Dowling returns to the seat of the post 5 starter for trainer Jonah Moase and owners James Quinn, Carl Peterson and Amy Lakie. Her top morning line rivals are Western Wish (Brodie MacPhee) and Need To Know (Jason Hughes).
Race 5 has the Charles Oakes Memorial Island Breeders Final for three-year-old trotters with the top trio of Go With Her (MacPhee), Mabou Ridge (Clare MacDonald) and Tequila Tuesday (Myles Heffernan Sr.) resuming their rivalry in the $8,000 event.
Mr Finlay Ridge (MacDonald) is the top choice in the opening dash of the day slated as the Island Breeder's final Ralph Cole Memorial for two-year-old trotters with $7,800 on the line. The Armbro Barrister rookie's top challenges come from the Tad The Stud duo of A Little Go Go (Campbell) and Dusty Lane Milo (Adam Merner).
The condensed stakes schedule did not allow for Island Breeders Final for three-year-old pacers so they will compete in $10,000 divisions of Ruby Chappell Stakes for sophomore pacing fillies in races 2, 4 and 7 as well as $9,800 Bob Dewar Memorial stake divisions for three-year-old colt pacers in races 3, 6 and 9.
The PEI Matinee Racing Finals will also be featured on the afternoon card with participants going to the gate after race 2 & 4. The horses, drivers and post positions are listed on their official Facebook page.
Banner Evening For Campbell
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Freddie showed why he is a co-track record holder Thursday evening as he went down the road in the Open Trot as part of a five-bagger for the ‘King Of Island Racing’ at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Marc Campbell steered his trainee from post 3 in the $2,400 Open trot as Freddie took control of the tempo past the quarter pole and lead at every station before opening up to win by two-lengths in 1:57.4 over Glider Man (Driven by David Dowling) while Cheeky Little Mix (Gilles Barrieau) completed the triactor. The leading driver at the Capital oval the past 11 seasons, Campbell also trains the Majestic Son trotter for owner Three Wisemen Stable of Kingston.
Sun On The Beach provided the first Campbell victory of the evening in race 4 as he steered the Jason Hughes trainee to a 1:58.4 victory. Traces Of Purple gave Campbell win number two in race 8 with a 1:56.4 front-end score from the Robert Phillips stable. Freddie supplied win number 3 in race 9 followed by a gutsy 1:56.4 slugfest out of The Time To Win in race 11 in 1:56.4 for trainer Bo Ford for win number 4. The five-pack was unloaded in the race 14 finale as Filly Forty Seven gave Campbell his second win from his own stable on the evening with a 1:55.3 clocking.
Burn Out Hanover prevailed in the $2,900 preferred 2 pace in line to Barrieau for trainer Jeff Holmes and owner Orwell Bay Stable in 1:55.1. It was the second straight win for the Well Said – Burning Point pacer as he recorded win number 19 of his career.
Owner Alex MacPhee of Clyde River had lots to celebrate of the mid-week program with both his entrants hitting the wire first. Trained by Ron Gass of Cornwall and driven by Adam Merner, the MacPhee owned Pictonian Thunder broke his maiden in 1:59 in race 2 while Miss Sangria gave the trio another win in race 12 stopping the clock in 1:56.4.
For race replays and more go to Redshores.ca.
By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores