Experience a factor in Saturday feature

Capital city oval holds final card until July 20

A sophomore and a veteran will lock horns in the Saturday feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

First race post time for the 10-dash card is 6 p.m. as the capital city oval holds its final card of live racing until July 20 due to Governor’s Plate Week harness racing in Summerside. The top class goes in Race 10 for a $1,900 purse. Mick Dundee is the morning-line choice for owner-trainer-driver Don MacNeill of Charlottetown.

The three-year-old son of Aahm Canadian Now is fresh off a 1:56.3 lifetime best in Charlottetown on Sunday, but gets his biggest test to date from Post 4.

It’s a hard-hitting field of eight pacers, including $400,000 winner Mach Of Ballykeel riding a two-race win streak. Mach Of Ballykeel is undefeated since relocating to the East Coast, and gets the services of Marc Campbell at the lines as he leaves from Post 5.

Kyle Wilkie of Charlottetown trains and co-owns the nineyear-old pacer with co-owner Mallory Lewis.

Race analyst Les MacIsaac will place his faith in the rookie of the field as he sees Mick Dundee landing in the winner’s circle.

“Usually a three-year-old facing older horses is at a bit of a disadvantage, but not this guy,” MacIsaac said of Mick Dundee. “He just wore down an excellent group last week, despite being first up before the half, and looked like he still had something in the tank finishing. He is quite possibly the one to beat.” Other entries include Twin B Shadow (Brian MacPhee), Mach It Big (Brian Andrew), Fly With Max (Jason Hughes), Clic K (Gilles Barrieau), My Lucky Killean (Ken Murphy) and Rash B Havior (Walter Cheverie). Race 8 had Dontcallme Dude riding a two-race win streak from Post 3 for driver Campbell, trainer Michael MacDonald and owner Gwr Visser Farm of Orwell.

Hes The Man also carries a two-race win streak into Race 6 while shouldered with post 7 for driver Cheverie and ownertrainer Jeff Holmes of Orwell.