Free-For-All stars clash Saturday in Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The free-for-all pacing ranks take centre stage Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has a 15-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M., with a pair of $10,000 P.E.I. Free-for-all Series divisions in races 12 and 14.

Also on the evening, the Prince Edward Island Standardbred Horse Owner’s Association is excited to invite everyone to the annual Member/Owners Night. Join the association in the Trackside Tent during a card that will see cooler presentations after every race, food service, and an evening celebrating the people who make the P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry the success story that it is.

The P.E.I. FFA Series event in Race 14 has Ammo installed as the 5-2 morning line favourite from post 3 for driver Marc Campbell, trainer Ron Matheson and owners Patrick Morris of Charlottetown and Woodmere Farms of Marshfield. The Sweet Lou stallion takes on Bee Two Bee (Jason Hughes) with post 1 and Trumpster Blues (Adam Merner) from post 4. Also populating the free-for-all field are Nuttin But Finesse (Mike Downey), Fast Louie (Gilles Barrieau) and Arbitrage Hanover (Ken Murphy).

The Post Time Picks like Ammo on top.

“Ammo fired off the wings in his P.E.I. debut and went right down the road to victory closing it out in 28 seconds. We’re thinking the tactics will be the same tonight so there’s a strong chance he doubles up at Red Shores.”

Get Wings is the top choice in the race 12 P.E.I. FFA Series division from post 4 with Marc Campbell in the race bike for trainer Vaughan Doyle and owners Gary Ford of Stratford and Janet Kinney of Stratford. The four-year-old son of Bettors Wish gets the nod over post 6 starter Twin B Tuffenuff (To be driven by Gilles Barrieau) and rail controller Blood Money (Mike Downey). Other entries include Bettor Than Spring (Ken Murphy), Malevolent (Paul Langille) and Merigo Magic (Adam Merner).

The evening also has a trio of P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots divisions carrying $6,000 purses in races 3, 8 and 10.

Starship Gyde is the morning line favourite in the race 3 split from post 6 with Paul Langille driving the Control The Moment pacer from the Earl Watts barn for owner Windemere Farms.

Race 8 has Big Pond Cash favoured from post 3 with Campbell in the seat for trainer Watts and owners Ryan and Everett MacLeod and Matt and David Burke.

Abiding Art gets the top call in the race 10 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots division from post 6 with Marc Campbell driving for trainer George Rennison and owners Jack and Brendan Melanson.

Metaman is favoured in the race 5 Fed Ex pace from post 9 with Marc Campbell driving for trainer David O’Brien, who co-owns with Linda O’Brien.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores