Miki Shan N bids to continue winning form

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After returning to the winner’s circle against Invitational company, Miki Shan N (Always B Miki) will look to keep rolling Saturday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The capital oval has a 12-dash presentation beginning at 6 P.M., with the $6,900 Preferred feature lining up in race 11.

Miki Shan N has the outside post in the compact field of five with Jason Hughes picking up the driving assignment for trainer Chris MacKay. Kap Singh Racing Stable, Stephen Klunowski, Earl Hill Jr. and Donald MacRae share ownership of the seven-year-old son of Always B Miki.

The 5-2 morning-line favourite comes off a front-end victory in a $10,000 Richard Campbell Memorial Invitational division on Sept. 12, stopping the clock in 1:52 over Ammo and Nuttin But Finesse. That performance gave Miki Shan N his fifth victory of the season and pushed his seasonal earnings to $68,827.

Get Wings will leave alongside from post 4 with Paul Langille in the seat for trainer Vaughan Doyle and owners Gary Ford of Stratford and Janet Kinney of Wheatley River. The four-year-old son of Bettors Wish has banked $154,097 this season with 10 victories, including the Governor’s Plate final at Red Shores Summerside.

Listed at 3-1, Get Wings was third in his Richard Campbell Memorial division last Saturday after setting the fractions, with Mappos Lion winning that contest over Twin B Tuffenuff.

Papis Rocket has rail control and a 7-2 morning-line assessment with Ken Murphy handling the driving duties. Mike Ramsay trains for owners Derrill Murphy, Max Webster Stable, Jennifer Ritchie and Ryan MacLeod. The four-year-old son of Papi Rob Hanover will look to improve on a fifth-place finish behind Miki Shan N in his latest appearance.

Fast Louie leaves from post 2 with Brady Sweet driving for trainer Ramsay and owners Max Webster Stable and Ryan McLaughlin. Blood Money completes the field from post 3 with Kenny Arsenault driving the Ronald Matheson trainee for owner Dr. Mitchell Downey. Blood Money enters off a 1:53 victory Sunday at Charlottetown.

The Classifiers Choices favour Miki Shan N over Get Wings and Papis Rocket, while Peter MacPhee’s Post Time Picks place Miki Shan N ahead of Papis Rocket and Get Wings.

“We picked Miki Shan N to win last week, and he delivered protecting the cones all the way and going coast to coast for the victory. He may not get that trip this week but those closing panels are brisk so if Hughes has him close at the top of the lane it could be a repeat performance.”

Earlier on the program, Much More Malice gets top billing as the Post Time Picks most probable winner in race 3. The two-year-old Malicious colt leaves from post 2 with Langille driving for trainer Kevin MacLean and owner Reginald MacPherson of Stratford.

Much More Malice has finished second five times in eight career starts while earning $22,757. He faces an opportunity to secure his first victory after competing against the region’s leading rookie pacing colts, including a fourth-place finish timed in 1:56 in Atlantic Sires Stakes action last Saturday.

The $4,950 finale has Malignity selected on top by Post Time Picks from post 4 for trainer-driver Langille and owners Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille. T H Boomtown (Murphy) and Jk Last Chance (Arsenault) round out the top three in the closing dash.

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by Nicholas Oakes, for Red Shores