Making his first start in a new stable, Day Delight will take on the featured event Saturday evening (July 24) at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 15-dash Saturday card kicks off at 6 p.m. ADT, featuring the Harness The Hope fundraiser all evening.
Race 14 is the $3,050 featured pace, with Day Delight leaving from post 1 with Brodie MacPhee in the seat for trainer Tom Weatherbie and owners Wayne MacRae, Howmac Farms Ltd., Lloyd Stone and Vic Puddy. The four-year-old son of Bettors Delight last raced in the $25,000 Governor’s Plate final, where he was caught out the duration of the mile, but won his two starts previous to that.
Cowboy Logic is marked as the morning line favourite from post 4 for driver Steven Shepherd and new trainer Earl Watts. Power Of A Cruiser (Myles Heffernan Sr.) has been a part of the triactor every week and has post 2 in Saturday’s bout.
Peter MacPhee puts Day Delight on top of the Post Time Picks.
“Day Delight has raced well since arriving on PEI and gets to avoid the bearcats tonight. We’re betting Brodie will be firing off the wings and if they do set up shop on the front end could go wire to wire.”
Race 6 is the first leg of the Island Oceans Trot Classic, presented by JD Marine and Diving Inc., with a field of five trotting mares. Cheeky Little Minx is the morning line favourite from post 5 for trainer-driver Gilles Barrieau and owners Howmac Farms Ltd. and Wayne MacRae. The daughter of Lucky Chucky won her last start in 1:57.3 at the open level in Charlottetown. Also in that field are Sailor Blue (Ken Murphy), Daisy River (Jason Hughes), Go With Her (Brodie MacPhee) and YS Suzanne (Walter Cheverie).
The Preferred 1 Pace lines up in race 8 for a $3,400 purse, with Avatar J (David Dowling) the top choice from post three over Rose Run Quest (Cheverie) and Mc Pat (Barrieau).
For more information on the Harness The Hope night, go to Redshores.ca.
To view Saturday's complete entries, click the following link: Saturday Entries – Red Shores Charlottetown.
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