Gold Cup and Saucer Card Selections

I must confess, there are certain days race cards I look forward to on the racing calendar.  Of course, there is the Hambletonian card, Super Sunday featuring The Battle of  the Brandywine, Little Brown Jug, virtually any day card at Lexington, the Breeders Crown, and then there is Gold Cup and Saucer Day at Charlottetown Driving Park (formally known as Red Shores Charlottetown).  If my Canadian friends will excuse me, perhaps it is the fact while it is a Canadian event, there are elements of Americana involved; basically a small town racetrack with a whole lot of people there to enjoy harness racing. 

Could you find better quality horses racing elsewhere?  Sure you can, but how many tracks do you know which will be packed at midnight?  Do you think you could get away and contest the feature race as the last race of the card?  It is highly unlikely.  The people of Prince Edward Island love their harness racing, and they show it.  While I may be watching it from afar, I can't help but get caught up in the atmosphere.

Admittedly, it may not be easy finding an outlet in the States which will carry the Charlottetown card, though there are several ADWs which will handle the race card.  For those who don't have a track or ADW taking the signal (here is a list of sources offering wagering), you can still watch the card from Red Shore's website.

If you want to review the trials for the Gold Cup and Saucer, you will find them all conveniently located in this posting.

I have handicapped the entire Gold Cup and Saucer race card and provide my selections below.  The Gold Cup and Saucer is part of HANA Harness' The Pen vs. The Chip Handicapping Challenge so you may see the selections of the eight handicappers here starting Saturday morning.

Free programs for the Gold Cup and Saucer card may be located at this website.  Please note the program will include past performance pages for the afternoon and evening card.  Make sure you are looking at the correct set of races.  

A few notes before we get to my selections.  Superfecta wagering on the entire card.  A $10,000 guaranteed pool for the Pick 4 is being offered on the last four races (12-15).  The Gold Cup and Saucer is the evening program (they also have an afternoon card) and for those of us not used to wagering on races from the Maritimes need to know they are in the ADT time zone, so their 6:45 post time for the first race is actually 5:45pm EDT, 4:45 CDT, 3:45 MDT, and 2:45 PDT.

Here are my selections for the fifteen race card.  Please note these selections were made prior to Thursday's races being completed as some horses are scheduled to race on Thursday as well on Saturday.  I will list under each race which horses are scheduled to race on Thursday. 

1st Pace - $1,250; 5yo and Under - Winners of 3 but not More than 5 pm Races Lifetime (Post Time 6:45pm ADT)
3 - Classic John (Ryan, 3-1)
6 - Stonebridge Art (Hughes, 6-1)
2 - C J Bluefin (McGuigan, 4-1)
5 - Navarro Seelster (Chappell, 7-2)
Line To Be Announced: #4 Mystic Maier

2nd Pace - $800; Horse and Geldings - NW $451 Last 5 Starts
7 - Wave Board (Jo Macdonald, 7-2)
1 - Tanks Alot (Macphee, 5-2)
6 - Shinydes A (Doyle, 12-1)
2 - Allamerican Wow (Rogers, 6-1)
Line to Be Announced: #1 Tanks Alot, #2 Allamerican Wow, #5 Shinydes A, #7 Wave Board, #8 Western Traveler

3rd Pace - $1,100; NW $675 Last 5 Starts
5 - Extreme Measure (M Campbell, 5-2)
8 - Neigh Monster (Barrieau, 6-1)
1 - Rivervue Jameen (Shepherd, 3-1)
4 - Access Key (MacKay, 10-1)
Line to be Announced: #8 Neigh Monster

4th Pace -$900; Horses and Geldings - NW $451 Last 5 Starts
5 - Pictonian Walton (Bernard, 5-2)
4 - Rymar Jet (Murphy,  6-1)
2 - Athletic Putnam (Bradley, 3-1)
9 - The Tominator (Poulton, 12-1)
Line to be Announced: #3 FGL Fantastic, #8 Bossy Bubba, #9 The Tominator

5th Trot - $10,000; Erwin Andrews Memorial Mares Trot
6 - Julaire (Campbell, 7-2)
3 - Warrawee Jade (Andrew, 5-2)
8 - Ginternal Revenue (Stevenson, 6-1)
2 - Diana Car (Arsenault, 8-1)

6th Pace - $1,300; NW $851 Last 5 Starts
2 - Lucky In Love (M Campbell, 5-2)
6 - Matt Trapper (Andrew, 6-1)
4 - Electric Syl (Rennison, 4-1)
8 - Hueys Boy (Macpherson, 7-2)
Line to be Announced: #4 Electric Syl, #5 Major Venue, #7 Skippy

7th Pace - $5,100; Alpine $3,000 Claiming Series Final - Fillies and Mares
4 - Edgewter Shadofax (Stevenson, 5-2)
2 - There Paid For (Ga Macdonald, 8-1)
5 - Ultimate Faith (M Campbell, 3-1)
9 - Amile To Remember (Mackenzie, 10-1)
Also Eligible: #10 Cashmere Lady

8th Pace - $2,500; Normal Macphail Memorial Pace
7 - Macnamarra (An Macdonald, 5-2)
4 - C L Eighty (Ryan, 3-1)
5 - Lils Destiny (Ja Macdonald, 7-2)
6 - Pembroker Fella (Macphee, 6-1)
Line to be Announced: #7 Macnamarra

9th Pace - $6,200; Alpine $3,000 Claiming Series Final - Horses and Geldings
1 - Cam Cool (Cheverie, 5-2)
6 - Pilgrims Burner (Ryan, 8-1)
3 - Huronexpress (Jo Macdonald, 10-1)
2 - Dontlooknow (Bradley, 7-2)
Also Eligible: #10 Skole

10th Pace - $1,500; NW $1,051 Last 5 Starts
5 - P L Betterway (Jo Macdonald, 3-1)
8 - Maddie G (MacKay, 4-1)
3 - Truth Or Date (R Campbell, 5-2)
7 - Rymar Chieff (Murphy, 7-2)
Line to be Announced: #6 Hilo

11th Pace - $3,000; The Papermaker Pace
3 - Aled Hanover (Sobey, 3-1)
2 - War Cry Ranger (Andrew, 4-1)
1 - Maritimer (MC Macdonald, 7-2)
7 - Firethorn (Jo Macdonald, 10-1)
Line to be Announced: #2 War Cry Ranger, #5 Oakmont

12th Pace - $18,000; Joe O'Brien Memorial (Gold) - 3yo Coltss
6 - Touch of Lightning (Smith, 5-2)
2 - Mr Thompson (Stevenson, 3-1)
3 - Kingdom Come (Bradley, 7-2)
4 - Astronomical Union (Campbell, 8-1)

13th Pace - $1,700; NW $1,251 Last 5 Starts
6 - Le Fugueur (Jo Macdonald, 5-2 )
8 - Camcun (Ryan, 4-1)
3 - Art I Special (Doucet, 7-2)
9 - Brief Bliss (Quinn, 8-1)
Line to be Announced: #1 All The Weapons

14th Pace - $9,000; The Spud Island Classic Final
8 - Private Joke (Holmes, 4-1)
7 - Kaylas Sophia (Barrieau, 6-1)
4 - Skylark Hanover (Mackenzie, 3-1)
9 - General Luckypercy (Shepherd, 5-2)
Also Eligible: E F Fantasia

15th Pace - $60,000; Sobey's Gold Cup and Saucer
1 - Eightenn (Moore, 3-1)
3 - Pontiac Luck (Coulter, 6-1)
9 - Stonebridge Terror (An Macdonald, 5-2)
6 - Mcapulco (Shepherd, 8-1)