Ramblinglily repeats in CDP open mares

A late break in stride by Shadows Mystery sealed the deal for Ramblinglily to win her second straight fillies and mares open pace Thursday at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Shadows Mystery was sent hard off the gate by driver Dale Spence to acquire the early lead in the $2,350 event with Ramblinglily also leaving well from Post 7 to sit second. Fate was then in Ramblinglilys favour as Shadows Mystery made a break in stride racing towards threequarters, handing over the lead to the Gary Chappell-driven Ramblinglily en route to a 1:56.2 victory.

The winning mare is co-owned and trained by Allan Jones along with fellow New Brunswick coowner Normand Leger. Second went to West River Ambyr (Steven Shepherd) with Collective Wisdom (Gilles Barrieau) third.

Osprey Impact delivered as the favourite in the $1,950 open trot in 1:59.1 for the team of driver Walter Cheverie and ownertrainer Paul Larrabee. Freddie (Marc Campbell) was second while Holy Molie Maggie completed the triactor.

Campbell had three wins on the program as he inches closer to win number 2,000 of his career. The Winsloe driver now sits at 1,996 lifetime victories after winning with Izzies Angel in 1:58.4 for trainer Terry Gallant of Summerside, Scoot Out Of Here in 2:00.1 for trainer Vaughn Doyle of Charlottetown and Bignprecious in 1:57.2 for Garth Cole of Kensington.

Tobinator won the top conditioned pace of the evening in 1:57.4 with Corey MacPherson at the controls in the $2,200 class for trainer Trevor Hicken and owner William Hicken of Vernon Bridge.

Results, B2.

The P.E.I. Junior Islanders welcome back No. 3 hitter Kyle Pinksen to their lineup today when they host the Metro Mudcats from Moncton in a New Brunswick Junior Baseball League doubleheader.

The first game begins at noon at Memorial Field.

Pinksen, the 20-year-old Kensington native, has been unavailable the last three weekends. He’s expected to add some pop to the lineup for an Island squad that will have its hands full with a deep Mudcats pitching staff.

Jed Noonan and Chasse Gallant have been sparking the Isles offence in the early part of the season. On the mound, Nolan Hicken, Porter Smith, Johnny Arsenault and rookie Chandler LaPorte, are expected to work today for the home squad.

Today’s games will be the Isles first action since splitting a doubleheader in Saint John, N.B., on May 27. The team had four games postponed last weekend due to bad weather.

Moncton (6-1) had a convincing doubleheader sweep of the Islanders (3-3) in their previous visit to the Charlottetown and have lost only once on the young season.