CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The stars of yesterday return to the spotlight Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as the Graduate Series kicks off for the P.E.I. Colt Stakes alumni in Grassroots action.
First post time is 6 P.M. for the 13-dash card featuring five Grassroots divisions of the P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series with $5,200 purses.
The first P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series mares Grassroots division, presented by JD Marine and Diving Inc., carries a $5,200 purse in race 2 as Woodmere Kennedie is the one to beat from post 5 with Marc Campbell in the bike for trainer Landon Campbell and owner Mike Pollard. A six-time winner in 2024, the free-legged daughter of Rollwithitharry is making the third start of her four-year-old campaign.
Shelleys Spirit (To be driven by Myles Heffernan Sr.) has post 3 from the Keith Ford barn while Starship Beauty (Paul Langille) has rail control from the Kyle Williams Barn.
The second Grassroots mares division in Race 7 has Promise Me Later (David Dowling) seeking to continue her four-race win streak from post 5 for trainer Jennifer Doyle and owners Kingsley Walsh, Sam Walsh and Frank Balcom.
Islebetu Islebeatu (Gilles Barrieau) starts off her four-year-old season from post 1 for trainer Brendan Mullen after four wins and 11-seconds as a sophomore in 2024. Timberlea Lady (Jaycob Sweet) is third choice in the field from post 7 after a pair of seconds so far in her four-year-old season.
The Race 13 finale is the last P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series mares Grassroots division as Saulsbrook Feisty ships in from Truro Raceway in Nova Scotia where she was racing the top class for owner-trainer Carrie Saunders. Adam Merner will drive the four-year-old daughter of Big Jim, who was already a 1:58 winner at Flamboro Downs in Ontario this year.
Redland Misspretty (Langille) is a top choice from post 7 from the Williams Barn after a third-place finish in her five-year-old seasonal debut. Windemere Saddy (Marc Campbell) has post 6 for trainer Saul Lanigan fresh off a second-place finish in 1:56.3.
The program also has a pair of P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots divisions for horses and geldings carrying $5,200 purses in races 4 and 10. The dashes are presented by Kay’s Wholesale.
The first division in race 4 will see Good Omen (Langille) as the morning line choice with post 2 for owners Rosanne Langille and Ellie Driscoll. The Betterthancheddar four-year-old sports a lifetime best of 1:55.2 taken at age two while tying the rookie track record at Red Shores Summerside in 2023.
Shanes Dream lands post 3 for trainer-driver Merner after a 1:57.2 victory last start while Jack Boswall (Marc Campbell) scored in 1:57.2 in his season debut and lines up from post 5 for conditioner Keith MacDonnell.
Howmac Exclusive will get the respect of Race Secretary as the morning line favourite in the other division in race 10. Corey MacPherson drives for co-owner and trainer Les Waite and co-owners Leith Waite and Jim Gorman after earning a new speed badge of 1:54.3 earlier this year in Charlottetown.
Freemans Legacy is second-choice for trainer-driver Jaycob Sweet with a runner-up finish in 1:55.4 to his credit on May 19. Allaboutthecash (Brady Sweet) is the post 1 starter from the Jeff Holmes stable, installed as the 7-2 third choice.
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