Lady Devine upsets at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Lady Devine (Heston Blue Chip) delivered a 15-1 surprise in the Kent Oakes Memorial Thursday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, getting up in the final strides to win the $6,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred 1 harness racing feature.

LADY DEVINE REPLAY

Brady Sweet engineered the winning trip in the Kent Oakes Memorial aboard Lady Devine ($32.80) for trainer Jennifer Doyle and who co-owns with Max Webster Stable of Inverness, N.S. The five-year-old daughter of Heston Blue Chip sat second behind Windemere Saddy (Driven by Ken Murphy) through fractions of 28, 57.3 and 1:26.2, then reached up late to win by a nose in 1:55.1. Windemere Saddy had to settle for second while favourite Rosetown Mary (Corey MacPherson) rallied hard for third.

The Preferred 3 Mares in race 10 went to Tobins Brownie ($3.40) as the Adam Merner trainee cut it all out and held on by a head in 1:57.1. Merner was in the bike for owners Brittany Watts and Sandra Weeks of Springvale. Shake N Blake (Ken Murphy) was second with a flying Saulsbrook Pika (MacPherson) third in the tight finish.

Merner also won earlier in the night with Tobins Cover Girl ($15.40) in race 6, scoring in 1:57.3 from his own barn for owners Cory Livingston and Max Sehl.

Staggerette ($7.20) was a sharp winner in race 11 as Corey MacPherson placed the daughter of Stag Party into contention, then rolled home to win by one-and-three-quarter lengths in a new lifetime best of 1:55.3. MacPherson also trains for the Kickin Horse Stable, William Andrew and Kristy Andrew. Mysterious Ways (Jason Hughes) was second with Into The Maelstrom (Murphy) third.

Joy Of My Life ($23.30) closed out the program with a front-end upset for driver Zac Noye and trainer Jay Noye. The six-year-old daughter of Stay Hungry put-up fractions of 28.2, 57.3 and 1:27.2 before stopping the clock in 1:56.2 as the trainer and driver co-own with William Andrew of Alberta. Sensational Gal (Gilles Barrieau) was second while Redland Peaches (MacPherson) completed the triactor. The victory triggered a $1,478.24 Pick 4 and a $1,042.19 High 5 payout for 20-cent combinations.

Three-year-old Muscle Mass filly Hallysgurl ($6.10) won the race 2 trot in 1:59.1 for driver-trainer Darryl Maclean and owners Calvin Larkin and Erika Bradley. Newcomer Ninety Proof (Barrieau) was second best as the post time favourite while Emberlees Rocket (Marc Campbell) was third.

Alwaysinfullforce ($2.10) was much the best in race 9, wiring her rivals in 1:57.4 for Barrieau and trainer Mike McGuigan. The Force N Fury filly is owned and bred by Jamie Whalen of Avondale. Uptown Tonight (Myles Heffernan Sr.) was second with Electraflying (Maclean) third. McGuigan doubled up on the night as Lila Berry (MacPherson) won race 5 in 1:57 as a $12.90 mild upset over Mia (Merner) and Outrageous Song (Barrieau).

Total handle was $101,111 on another night full of upset with seven favourites defeated on the evening.

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

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores