Dale Spence will search for his first championship victory in the Maritime Breeders Stakes final Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, and Im A Miracle could deliver it.
The 12-dash card kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday (June 15) with the Ken Starratt Memorial Maritime Breeders final for three-year-old pacing fillies hitting the track in race eight for a $22,375 purse. Im A Miracle delivered a neck decision in 1:59.2 in her elimination and now draws post three with Spence in the bike for trainer Joe Baxter and owner Gary Cave of Halifax, N.S.
Baxter has three entries in the eight-horse field as Therealdeal has drawn the rail with Walter Cheverie in the sulky and other elimination winner Elm Grove Nellie has post six with Ryan Ellis aboard.
Notorious rides a two-race win streak into the race 10 Doug Harkness Memorial Maritime Breeders final for three-year-old pacing colts. The Marc Campbell-trained and driven son of Malicious captured his elimination last Saturday in 1:58.2 for owners Shirley Symes of Springhill, N.S., and Darryl and Gordon MacLean of Winsloe.
A Grand Terror drew post three after winning his elimination and Corey MacPherson will pick up the catch-drive after trainer Gilles Barrieau elected to drive stablemate Red Dirt Boomer from post eight.
Bugsy Maguire makes his Island debut in the eleventh race Preferred Pace carrying a $3,100 purse. Now owned by Walter Simmons of Summerside and trained by Wade Sorrie, Bugsy Maguire was racing the $40,000 claiming ranks at Yonkers Raceway for trainer Matias Ruiz. Barrieau will drive the 19-time winner from post three.
At The Helm has his East Coast unveiling in the fourth race as the Melissa Rennie trainee has drawn post three. Adam Merner will be in the bike for owners Wade and Kyla MacDonald, Brad MacPherson and Kent Livingston.
The ninth race will be the weekly Drive For Home Series race presented by Hillside Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac. Zero Rate is listed as the morning line choice from post five with Kenny Arsenault in the bike for trainer Michael Gallant.
Clare MacDonald, Canada’s most successful female driver, will be special guest on the Inside Track Saturday with host Kurt Hughes. The segment airs at 5:35 p.m. on the Red Shores broadcast.
Catch the action live at the track or tune into the worldwide broadcast at Redshores.ca. To view the entries for Saturday's card, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Charlottetown Driving Park.
(with files from Red Shores)