By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The Saturday evening feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park lines up as a competitive battle in race 11 with the Preferred 2 Pace taking center stage.
First race post time is 6 P.M. with 12 races scheduled at the capital oval.
A field of five will contest the Preferred 2 $6,250 event with Blood Money installed as the 5-2 morning line favourite from post 5 for driver Gilles Barrieau and trainer Ron Matheson. The son of Sweet Lou rides a three-race win streak into the event for owner Dr. Mitchell Downey of New Brunswick as the 10-year-old stallion pulls double duty in the stallion barn again this Spring. The veteran pacer was a winner in 1:53.3 on opening day for the first free-legged win of his career.
Brigus has rail control for driver Adam Merner and trainer Nicholas Oakes as the son of Betterthancheddar was second in his seasonal debut and makes the climb to feature class company.
Nuttin But Finesse lines up from post 2 for driver Mike Downey, who was recently announced as the New Brunswick representative in the Atlantic Regional Driving Championship to be held June 23 at Red Shores Summerside. Downey steers the son of Art Major for trainer Ellen Stevenson after finishing second to Blood Money last week.
Captainofrocknroll (To Be Driven by David Dowling) leaves from post 3 from the Jennifer Doyle stable along with stablemate Shake N Blake (Ken Murphy) from post 4.
The Post Time Picks gives the edge to Blood Money despite the outside draw.
“Blood Money was large and in charge last week going right down the highway to kick off the spring meet. He draws an outside post tonight but in a compact field like this it could be two in a row.”
The race 12 finale has One Eight Hundred the favourite in the $4,350 affair for driver Barrieau, trainer Matheson and owner Dr. Downey from post 3. The son of Somebeachsomewhere is standing his inaugural season at stud while racing this spring as he takes on seven foes including Fast Louie (Dowling) and Hunters Hero (Marc Campbell).
The harness racing community will form the traditional memorial horseshoe after race 6 in honor of longtime and respected horseman Len Walsh.
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