Chocolate Swirl earns win
With a hard brush up the passing lane, Chocolate Swirl received the lion’s share in the $2,850 preferred pace Saturday afternoon at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Jason Hughes supplied the steer for leading trainer Jennifer Doyle to stop the clock in 1:56.4 over Bugsy Maguire (Marc Campbell) and stablemate Winter Blast (Ken Murphy). Doyle co-owns Chocolate Swirl with partner Danny Birt of Earnscliffe.
Larjon Legacy prevailed in a hotly contested stretch drive battle in the Race 9 fillies and mares open pace. The $2,800 event saw driver David Dowling take a two-hole ride with Larjon Legacy and fight past pacesetter Roselily (Hughes) to win in 1:56. Bo Ford trains the winning sixyear-old daughter of Mister Big for owners Arnold Myers, Sterling Maclure and Luke Beck of Charlottetown.
Gilles Barrieau was the hot reinsman of the day as he took control of the Charlottetown driving standings with five winners on the program. Barrieau scored with Atufflittleguy (2:00.1) from the Kenny Arsenault barn, Bettim Jenny (2:00.1) for Jeff Lilley, Collective Wisdom (1:59) for trainer Ron Matheson, Here Comes Red (1:58.2) for conditioner Wade Sorrie and Southwind Ion (1:57.4) for a training double for Doyle.
Sorrie had two wins from his stable as Pictonian Storm was victorious in the super hi-5 finale, scoring in 1:57.2 with Campbell at the controls.
Live racing continues Saturday at 12:30 p.m.