Cabo Pan Lucas overdue

First race post time is 7 pm for the 12-dash program.

Cabo Pan Lucas is the morning line choice from post 3 in the race 11 $2,200 feature event with Danny MacDonald in the bike for owner-trainer Gary Poulton and co-owner Alan Walker, all of Charlottetown.

The chestnut pacer was victorious on opening day in Charlottetown in 1:59.1 before putting together a string of six straight on the board finishes since then.

Post 2 will see a big threat in Waterside Light with Kenny Arsenault in the bike for owners Larry Chappell and Hilliard Graves.

Race analyst Les MacIsaac likes the chances of Waterside Light.

"He makes his third start back from the layoff and dropped his time by two second in his latest," MacIsaac said.

"His gate speed should have him on the lead or in a stalking position, so beware."

The field also includes some live opponents in First Art Down (Ken Murphy) off the rail with a win in 1:58 fresh on his papers, along with Machinthesand (Corey MacPherson) who shocked the Thursday feature two weeks ago with a 37-1 upset victory in 1:56.1.

Other entries are Narragansett (Jason Hughes) and Tempo Seelster (Vincent Poulton).

Race 10 has a solid field of mares slated to compete for a $1,600 pot with Ovation Killean the morning line favourite from post 5 for driver Shane Bernard, trainer Vaughan Doyle and owner Darla Jay of Charlottetown.

The field includes the iron tough Onehotvett (Wade Sorrie) from the rail as well as Atlantic Sires Stakes graduates Fleurje (Kenny Arsenault) and Bettim Jenny (Marc Campbell).

 

A group of seven trotters will compete in race 5 for a $1,100 purse, including five three-year-old trotters gearing up for the 2015 stakes season.

Red Shores Summerside track record holder Suicide Shift headlines the group from post 6 for driver Steven Shepherd and co-owner and trainer Harold Shepherd of Stratford and co-owner Margo Fisher of New Brunswick.

Other entrants include Atlantic Breeders Crown finalist Wait For Me (Mark McKinnon), and Ontario Sires Stakes competitor Galbraith (Ron Matheson).

Nicholas Oakes