KD Overdrive will continue his cross-border journey this Thursday (Oct. 18), as he will return to Canada for Red Shores’ feature at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 11-dash card will get underway at 6:30 p.m.
KD Overdrive has drawn Post 1 for the card’s featured dash (Race 10), which will be contested for a purse of $2,200.
Gilles Barrieau is scheduled to be in the bike behind KD Overdrive for trainer Stephen Mason and owner Stephen Downey of Quispamsis, NB. The five-year-old son of Camystic last raced in the United States at Bangor Raceway in Maine, where he has frequented for much of the season.
Rockin Indy, who has been installed as the morning line favourite, will start from Post 3 and will have Corey MacPherson at the lines for Troy Murray of Clyde River, P.E.I. Weekend Atnannies will drop out of stakes competition to compete from Post 4 this week for driver Mike McGuigan.
Also in the full field of eight will be Harbourlite Jerry (to be driven by Steven Shepherd), Perfect Escape (Ron Matheson), Jeb (Jason Hughes), Likely To Win (Adam Merner) and Cartoon Daddy (David Dowling).
The $1,950 Open Trot will line up for Race 6. Majian Tango has been favoured from the outside in the compact field of five. Jim Ripley trains and drives the son of Tad The Stud for owner Marylea Ripley of Amherst, NS. The trotter is fresh off of a win in 2:02.1 over a ‘sloppy,’ rain-soaked track at Red Shores in his latest outing and was second to Freddie in the open class the start before. Other top entries include Dusty Lane Jacob (MacPherson) and Frill Seeker (Kenny Arsenault).
For more information, head to redshores.ca.
To view the harness racing entries for Thursday at the CDP, click the following link: Thursday Entries – Charlottetown Driving Park.