Only a break in stride has been able to defeat Mr Finlay Ridge in his young career and that record will be put to the test Tuesday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park as Gold Cup and Saucer Week racing continues.
The 10-dash card has a 7 p.m. start time featuring the Atlantic Sires Stakes for two- and three-year-old trotters.
The two-year-old trotters gather in the lone $15,780 Atlantic Sires Stakes Meridian Farms – P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association division in race 3.
Mr Finlay Ridge will leave from the second tier in the field of nine with Clare MacDonald at the lines of her trainee that she co-owns with fellow Bluenosers Arnold Rankin and Ian Tate. The Armbro Barrister colt has won his past three starts with his only defeat coming in his career debut where he ran at the start and finished third.
A Little Go Go is second choice from post 3 for trainer-driver Marc Campbell while Fireball Friday (Corey MacPherson) will look to overcome post 8 from the Myles Heffernan, Jr., stable.
The three-year-old Atlantic Sires Stakes event is in race 7 for a $15,400 pot.
Mabou Ridge, the full-brother to Mr Finlay Ridge, is the morning line choice with post 7 for trainer/driver MacDonald and owner Rankin of Antigonish, N.S.
Newly minted Summerside Raceway track record holder Tequila Tuesday will retain the services of Marc Campbell in the race bike from the Heffernan stable and will leave from the dreaded eight hole. Go With Her has knocked on the door of those top colts every week this season and Brodie MacPhee will again steer her from post 6.
Race 1 is the Joe Smallwood Memorial for a $1,850 pot with Ableway the morning line favourite from post 3 for driver Steven Shepherd and owner/trainer Carl Bagnall of Stratford.
Howmac Blaze (MacPherson) is the favourite in the race 4 Cathy Gormley Memorial from the Michelle Myers stable of Cardigan.
(CDP)