Open Pacers, Trotters highlight program

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After knocking off the best trotters Atlantic Canadian harness racing has to offer, Morosita Bi has a target fixed squarely on her back in the Thursday night Open Trot at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

First race post time is 6:30 P.M. for the 12-dash card with the top trotters dueling in race 7 on the program. Morosita Bi recorded the fastest trot mile of the young season at Red Shores Charlottetown in her Island debut with a 1:58.1 victory with Jason "The Blue Knight" Hughes at the lines for owner Foxyhall Racing of Nova Scotia. The seven-year-old daughter of Equinox Bi has drawn post 6 in the $1,850 event with Freddie (Marc Campbell) looking for revenge from post 5 after having his win streak snapped in his latest outing. Holy Molie Maggie finished second in last week's race for driver Gary Chappell and gets post 3 Thursday night. Other entries include Neal (Brian Andrew), Suicide Shift (Steven Shepherd), and Osprey Impact (Walter Cheverie).

The Open pacing mares meet again this week in race 8 with a repeat outcome of last Thursday's event looking like a real possibility. Shadows Mystery scored a decisive 1:56.3 victory in her latest start and gets rail control to add to her morning line favorite status. Kenny Arsenault will drive the mare for trainer Jackie Matheson and owner Gordie Ford. Ramblinglily (Cheverie) did all the roadwork in her last start before settling for the silver against Shadows Mystery and has a tough road ahead of her with the outside in the field of six. Also in the field is Miss Machqueen (Hughes), Brodys Leona (Corey MacPherson), Prettyndangerous (Adam Merner) and Woodmere Articblue (Campbell).

The evening featured pace lines up in race 11 with Eagle Jolt drawing post 5 as the morning line favorite for trainer-driver Campbell and owners Wilbur and Marie MacDonald. The hard hitting field of seven also includes top notch pacers like Simon Said (MacPherson) fresh off a win in 1:57.4 from post 3, Elm Grove Kaboom (Earl Smith) riding five straight top two finishes from post 6 and Junebugs Baby (Myles Heffernan) saddled with post 7 after dropping from the preferred ranks. Other entries include Hemingway (Vincent Poulton), Likely To Win (Merner) and The Big Bite (Arsenault).

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By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores