CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – The very best aged pacers on the Eastern Seaboard will band together for this evening’s program at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 13-dash program gets underway at 6 p.m., with Do Over Hanover favoured in the Race 12 preferred pace for a $2,650 pot. The Chris MacKay-trainee is saddled with the outside in the field of six, fresh off a pair of invitational wins during Old Home Week harness racing for driver Jason Hughes and owners Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge and Allard Racing Inc., of Quebec.
In Spades gets the respect of race secretary Gerard Smith as the morning-line favourite from Post 3 fresh off a second-place finish in the $20,000 James (Roach) MacGregor Gold Cup and Saucer consolation. Austin Sorrie trains and drives the pacer.
Euchred has been a major force on the invitational circuit in 2018 and gets Post 4 this week for the duo of driver Adam Merner and trainer Terry Gallant.
Race analyst Les MacIsaac thinks the outside post won’t impede Do Over Hanover on his way to the winner’s circle.
“Do Over Hanover has got the versatility to handle any style as he's shown in
his last two races, both impressive wins,” MacIsaac said. “No matter what strategy is employed tonight it might be tough preventing a three-peat.”
Other preferred entries include Nabber Again (Ambyr Campbell), Mr Irresistible (Gilles Barrieau) and Tobinator (Corey MacPherson).
The top pacing mares meet again in the open class in Race 11 with Prettyndangerous installed as the favourite from Post 5 with Barrieau in the bike for trainer Bo Ford. Other top entries in the full field include Ramblinglily (Ken Murphy) and Traces Of Purple (Kenny Arsenault).
Cartoon Daddy has rail control in the Race 9 preferred 2 pace with Dale Spence at the lines for trainer Rachel Andrew. The field also includes Sucrose Hanover (MacPherson) and Elm Grove Kaboom (Hughes).
– Compiled by Nicholas Oakes for Red Shores.
