Fast Louie eyes redemption from the rail

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – A hard-hitting Preferred pace will headline the Saturday evening harness racing program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has a 13-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M., with the $6,250 Preferred feature lining up in race 12.

Get Wings has been installed as the top choice from post 5 with Jason Hughes in the seat for owners Gary Ford of Stratford and Janet Kinney of Wheatley River. The four-year-old son of Betterthancheddar was third in the Cecil Ladner Memorial last week after defeating the top pacers on the Eastern Seaboard in his Island debut on June 6. Vaughan Doyle handles the training duties.

Twin B Tuffenuff gets post 6 as the second choice and is reunited with Gilles Barrieau for trainer Ron Matheson and owner Pat Morris.

Fast Louie has post 1 as another major player with Ken Murphy listed to drive for owners Max Webster Stable of Nova Scotia, trainer Jennifer Doyle and Ryan MacLaughlin. The son of Sweet Lou sat last and stormed home to finish fourth in the Ladner Memorial last week.

Phil My Beer has post 2 for trainer-driver Landon Campbell and owners Carl Stafford of Newfoundland, Brent Campbell, Bernard MacDonald and Kent MacDonald.

Impeccable Shadow has post 3 for trainer-driver Paul Langille and owners Dale & Ronnie Rennie Inc., and Melissa Rennie while Nothing Bugs Me rounds out the field with trainer Vaughan Doyle and owner Chris Kelly from post 4.

The Post Time Picks like Fast Louie on top after his performance over a wet track in the Ladner Memorial.

“Take a closer look at the chart line from last week because Fast Louie closed in 28 seconds flat from post eight. Now he draws the rail and is going to get a sweet journey from here so there could be a minor upset brewing.”

Race 9 has a $4,650 pace as the back-up class with Trumpster Blues the morning line favourite from post 3 with Adam Merner driving for owner Tommy Collings of Mount Stewart and trainer David O’Brien after a solid second-place finish to Ammo in his Island debut in last week’s Ladner Memorial. Nuttin But Finesse has post 2 for driver Mike Downey while T H Boomtown gets post 5 with Barrieau in the seat.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores