By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The capital oval will be the stage for the speediest sophomores in the region as the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts converge Monday evening during Old Home Week at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 13-dash presentation has a 6 P.M. opening post time with a pair of $17,620 “A” divisions highlighting the card.
The first A-division is in race 9 with a competitive group of six colts chasing the winner’s share of the purse. Malevolent comes in as the 5-2 morning line favourite with Paul Langille training and driving the son of Malicious for owners Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille of N.S. The 11-time winner rides three straight second-place finishes into the dash from post 1. Other top entries include Phil My Beer (To be driven by Marc Campbell) and Woodmere Rocketman (Gilles Barrieau).
The second $17,620 “A” division is in race 13 as Rosetown Eclipse (Corey MacPherson) comes in as the top choice from post 3 for owners Rosetown Stable and Jim and Mike Gorman. The son of Bet The Moon was never better than his latest start where he took a new record of 1:54.3. Bentley (Marc Campbell) will try to spoil the party from post 4 along with post 5 starter Here On Earth (Jason Hughes).
The Atlantic Sires Stakes also has $6,000 B-divisions in races 2, 6 and 11.
Race 1 is the Stu & Wilma MacLure Memorial, with the Boyd MacDonald Memorial in race 3, The Cathy Gormley Memorial in race 4, The Greg Morris Memorial in race 5 and the Lion’s Den Pace in race 7. Race 8 is the A & S Scrap & Metals Pace, while the MacDougall Family Pace is in race 10 and Race 12 is the Hennessey Equine Pace.
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