Lady Cafe Au Lait, Trumps Girl top mares in Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Lady Cafe Au Lait (Big Jim) and Trumps Girl continued their winning ways in Aged Pacing Mares Series action Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

LADY CAFE AU LAIT REPLAY

Lady Cafe Au Lait ($2.20) captured her sixth straight in her $9,000 Aged Pacing Mares Series division in race 13 as Marc Campbell engineered a 1:54.1 victory for trainer Earl Watts. The four-year-old daughter of Big Jim sat fifth early before advancing first-over and wearing down pacesetter Sugar Bowl (Driven by Brady Sweet) in the stretch to win by a length. Lady Cafe Au Lait is owned by Windemere Farms of Springvale and Matt Burke and David Burke of Stratford.

Trumps Girl ($2.90) took the other $9,000 Aged Pacing Mares Series split in race 11 with Campbell in the bike for trainer David O’Brien. The five-year-old daughter of Always B Miki stopped the clock in 1:55 for owner Tommy Collings of Mount Stewart.

Flemsteen ($2.90) delivered in the $8,000 Island Oceans Trot Series, presented by Burkie By The Bay Stables, in race 10 for driver Ken Murphy and trainer Jennifer Doyle. The eight-year-old son of Explosive Matter got up in the final strides to win in 1:57.2 for owners Max Webster Stable of Inverness, N.S., Jeffrey Skinner of Hammonds Plains, N.S., Derrill Murphy of Lethbridge, Alta., and Clair Murphy of Millvale, P.E.I..

Hallysgurl ($2.20) opened the program with a 1:58.4 victory in the $6,750 All Star Cresting Trot Series for three-year-old trotters. Gilles Barrieau drove the daughter of Muscle Mass for trainer Darryl Maclean and owners Calvin Larkin of Mermaid and Erika Bradley of Charlottetown. Little Louis (Corey MacPherson) was second to have his win streak snapped at 10-straight in the first start of his sophomore campaign.

Sensational Gal ($2.10) was a front-end winner in race 9 in a $6,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots division. Barrieau guided the Rollwithitharry mare to a 1:55.1 score for trainer Nicholas Oakes and owner J D Racing Inc. of Cornwall.

Freaky Fanny ($11.80) won the other $6,000 P.E.I. Colt Stakes Graduate Series Grassroots split in race 12 in 1:57 for owner Josh Macdonald of Little Pond. Darren Crowe did the driving and training as Freaky Fanny scored win number 13 of her career.

Barrieau had four driving wins on the card, while Marc Campbell made three trips to the winner’s circle including a pair for trainer Watts.

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

 

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores