CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Malabrigo puts her 16-race win streak on the line today as she makes her return to pari-mutuel racing after six years away.
First race post time is 6 p.m. for the 12-dash program as live racing returns to the Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park (CDP) for its 130th season.
Malabrigo last raced in late 2012 for trainer-driver Marc Campbell, where she won her 16th consecutive race in her undefeated three-year-old season. The daughter of Western Paradise was then sent to Kentucky where she had four foals before being picked up by Campbell at the Harrisburg Mixed Sale in Pennsylvania last fall.
She was trained back for new owners Natasha Campbell and Darryl and Gordon MacLean, all of Winsloe, and Meghan MacDonald of Charlottetown and was a sharp qualifying winner in 2:00.1 over Red Shores Charlottetown. Malabrigo has been installed at 3-1 odds in Race 10 on the program after drawing Post 4 in the $1,800 event.
The preferred pace lines up in Race 11 with Czar Seelster and driver Kenny Arsenault the morning-line favourites in the $2,500 event from Post 6. Owned by Tammy Johnston of Stratford, the Todd Weatherbee-trainee was a 2:00 qualifier winner last Saturday in Charlottetown.
Newcomer Confident Fella has Post 4 in the field of six with Campbell in the sulky for trainer Ralph Sweet and new owners David and John Sweet of O’Leary. Other entries include Mr Irresistible (Driven by Jason Hughes), Euchred (Terry Gallant), Adkins Hanover (Adam Merner) and Tobinator (Corey MacPherson).
Austin Sorrie, 18, makes his pari-mutuel driving debut on the weekend card with a pair of mounts on the program, including Thebestofme in Race 3 and Pictonian Storm in Race 12.
Compiled by Nicholas Oakes for Red Shores
