CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A red hot Clic K will have to face off with the returning Big Surf in the Saturday evening feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at The Charlottetown Driving Park, as the capital oval also plays host to a number of harness racing stakes events.
First race post time is 6 p.m. for the 15-dash program with the Clic K – Big Surf matchup set for race 14 for a $2,400 purse. Clic K has drawn post 7 with Marc Campbell in the bike for trainer Jackie Matheson and owners PLO Stables of Donagh, while riding a two race win streak in the preferred pace. Big Surf returns to Island action after racing in Invitational events in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia the past two weeks, and get placed back on the Lasix program from post 4. Corey MacPherson will drive Big Surf for trainer Trevor Hicken and owners Robin and Luke Burke of P.E.I., and Perry Burke of Quebec. Smiley Bayama (Adam Merner) is hampered by post 8 in the event; fresh off a pair of second place finishes in the Conroy and Chippin Invitational events on the mainland.
Other entries in the preferred pace include Machinthesand (Ken Murphy), DBS Rosco (Kenny Arsenault), OK Galahad (Jason Hughes), All Turain (Gilles Barrieau) and Nogreatmischief (Gary Chappell).
The program also features the Joe O'Brien Memorial stake for two-year-old colt pacers and the Lady Slipper stake for two-year-old pacing fillies.
The Lady Slipper gold fillies line up in race 8 for a $11,400 purse with Maritime record holder Woodmere Finesse headlining the group from post 5 with Kenny Arsenault in the bike for trainer Jack Arsenault and owner Edward Maher of Nova Scotia.
The other $11,400 split goes postward in race 12 with Shesaroyal Cowgirl (Mark Bradley) and Woodmere Dreams (Barrieau) vying for supremacy in a seven horse field.
A trio of $5,400 Lady Slipper grassroots divisions line up in races 1, 3 and 5.
The Joe O'Brien gold divisions will be contested in races 10 and 13 with $9,800 purses in each.
Nameisonthehalter is favoured in race 10 with Corey MacPherson picking up the catch drive for trainer Lawrence Snow, while Twomacsoneshadow (Barrieau) will battle with seasons leader Tobinator (MacPherson) in race 13.
A pair of $6,400 O'Brien Grassroots divisions will line up in races 7 and 11.
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Stakes Galore Sunday In Red Shores Summerside
It is mega stakes Sunday at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The Prince County Oval will feature 14 dashes of stakes events getting underway at 1 p.m.
Race 14 features the Atlantic Aged Mares Pacing Series final sponsored by Standardbred Canada for a $15,716 purse. Rambinglily draws post 2 for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Alan Jones, who co-owns with fellow New Brunswicker Normand Leger. The daughter of Articulator has been exceptional all season with 10 wins from 18 starts but was defeated in her last two Open Mare starts by Drivingthedragon N, who has drawn post 8 for the rich final. Jason Hughes trains and drives Drivingthedragon N for owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge. Two other mares who have been factors in the Open Mares ranks all year, Best Risque (Clare MacDonald) and Shadows Mystery (Gilles Barrieau), have drawn posts 1 and 4, respectively. Other entries include Brodys Leona (Corey MacPherson), Sendmeasign (Kenny Arsenault), Alittleeastermagic (Ron Matheson) and Dustylane Msvickie (Marc Campbell).
The other 13 dashes on the Sunday afternoon program feature the Lady Slipper stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies, the Joe O'Brien Memorial Stake for three-year-old pacing colts and the Lady Slipper stakes for two-and-three-year-old trotters.
The Lady Slipper Gold fillies line in races 11 and 13 for $11,300 purses, with $7,000 Grassroots action in races 1 and 7.
The three-year-old pacing colts compete in $7,600 O'Brien Gold divisions in races 5, 10 and 12, while Grassroots action is in races 3 and 8 for $6,200 purses.
The two-year-old trotters race off in $8,000 Lady Slipper divisions in races 2 and 6, with the three-year-old trotters facing off in races 4 and 9 for $7,600 purses.
For race programs, backstretch beat and live broadcast go to www.redshores.ca
By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores