Atlantic Breeders Crown weekend preview
Fern Hill General is the favourite in the Atlantic Breeders Crown Three-year-old harness racing pacing colt consolation in race 10. Brodie MacPhee drives the pacer from the Tom Weatherbie barn for owners Peter Smith of Stratford and Gerald Morrissey of Charlottetown. Soul Assassin will be his main competition from post 4. St Charles Fireball just claimed one of the biggest pots of this season while winning the $34,800 Joe O’Brien Memorial Gold stake at Red Shores Summerside. Elm Grove Restwind (Stonebridge Terror) is early favourite for the two-years-olds pacing filly consolation race in which Ken Murphy drives winner of $23,64 from 3.
Atlantic Breeders Crown Sunday is at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The biggest day of the Atlantic Sires Stake season is slated for Sunday afternoon (Oct. 9) with six Atlantic Breeder's Crown finals in play. Irish Ray (Muscle Through It) will try to keep his unbeaten season alive in the race 2 $15,000 Atlantic Breeder's crown trot final. Up Helly AA (Armbro Barrister) continues his champion season in race 4 for driver Ken MacDonald, trainer Clare MacDonald and owner Riley Farms Ltd., of Summerside. Malignity (Malicious) and Fishermans Son (Arthur Blue Chip) have settled nothing all season long and will go back to battle in $25,00 Atlantic breeder’s crown colt finals.
