Lady Cafe Au Lait powers to Preferred victory

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Lady Cafe Au Lait delivered a powerful closing kick to capture the $5,550 Fillies & Mares Preferred Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Driven by Paul Langille for trainer Earl Watts, Lady Cafe Au Lait ($2.20) was unhurried early from post 4 while Lady Devine (Driven by Brady Sweet) carved out the opening fractions of 28.2 and 57.3. Sweet Molly (David Dowling) mounted first-over pressure down the backside at the 1:26.4 three-quarter station but Lady Cafe Au Lait was loaded with pace turning for home and stormed by rivals late to score by three lengths in 1:55.2. Sweet Molly closed for second while Promise Me Later (Gilles Barrieau) completed the triactor.

LADY CAFE AU LAIT REPLAY

The winning four-year-old daughter of Big Jim is owned by Windemere Farms of Springvale along with Matt Burke and David Burke of Stratford.

Redland Misspretty ($4.10) controlled the action in the $4,600 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3 in race 9 for driver Paul Langille and trainer Kyle Williams. The six-year-old mare cut every fraction before stopping the clock in 1:55 flat for owners Brian MacGregor, Rebecca Blaisdell and Howard Anderson. Moon Bound (Dowling) was second with Therealprincess (Mike Downey) third.

Driver Barrieau tripled on the evening starting in the opener as Alwaysinfullforce ($4.70) kicked off the evening with a decisive five-length victory in 1:56 for trainer Mike McGuigan and owner Jamie Whalen of Avondale.

Isle Mach Da Money ($14.40) and trainer-driver Barrieau captured race 5 in a tight finish over heavy favourite Staggerette. The Tobago Cays filly held on in 1:57.2 for owner David Lund of Moncton, N.B.

You Already Have ($8.20) polished off the Barrieau triple in race 8 as the daughter of Cattlewash scored a maiden breaking score in 1:59.2 for owners J D Racing Inc., and Dunsan Farms. Nicholas Oakes trains the three-year-old.

Live racing continues Saturday evening at 6 P.M., at Red Shores Charlottetown. For race replays and more go to Redshores.ca.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores