By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores
SUMMERSIDE, PE – A fresh crop of two-year-olds takes center stage Wednesday evening at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway in a pair of rich Gold divisions of the PEI Colt Stakes for rookie pacing colts as part of Governor’s Plate Week racing.
The 13-dash Wednesday card has a 6 P.M., opening post time.
The $16,000 first Gold division goes behind the gate in Race 4 with five rookies set to line up. Tobins Gem has the edge off the board after a sparkling debut July 6 in Truro where he delivered a 1:59.2 victory for trainer George Rennison and driver Marc Campbell. The son of Flameproof Hanover rallied first-over to collar the tempo-setter and now leaves from post 3 as the likely top choice for owner Rennison Racing Inc.
The top threat could be Real Fancy Pants (To be driven by Jason Hughes), was second in his debut in Truro. The colt draws post 4 this time and will look to flip the script in round two.
Proven Houdini (Clare MacDonald), McLovin (Kenny Arsenault) and Zero Two Sixty (Robert Laffin) complete the field.
The Backstretch Beat leans toward Tobins Gem for the repeat.
“Tobins Gem never saw a whole lot of pylons in his debut and still kept driving for the win. He’s the one to beat again today.”
The second $16,000 Gold division is carded as Race 9 and it brings together five more promising colts, led by the undefeated Sporty Anthony from post 3. The son of Somewhere Fancy was sharp in his career debut, winning in 1:56.3 for driver Ken Murphy, owner-trainer Jason Biggar and co-owner Jason Williams. He projects to be front and center again.
Rollwiththewarden (Corey MacPherson) won his lifetime debut and gets another crack from post 4, while Tiziano (MacDonald) rides the rail. Other entries are Woodmere Kobe (Arsenault) and Tobins Nibbler (Hughes).
Backstretch Beat sides with the undefeated Sporty Anthony.
“Sporty Anthony was incredible in his debut. He’ll likely be fired up from the start again today and we don’t see him getting beat.”
The program also features P.E.I. Colt Stakes Grassroots divisions in races 1, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 13.
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