Atlantic Sires Stakes two and three-year-old trotters will take centre stage at Inverness Raceway on Wednesday evening, as large purse pools are up for grabs.

Both age divisions will each go in one division, as the competitors attempt to capture the winner’s share of the $12,800 purses.  Wednesday events are the final opportunity for the trotters to earn points to gain entry into the season ending Atlantic Breeders Crown.

First race post time on Wednesday is 6:30 pm.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action will return to the Inverness oval on Sunday afternoon when the two-year-old pacing colts roll into Town.

Atlantic Sires Stakes pacing colts will take centre stage at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John, NB, this week.

On Tuesday the two-year-old pacing colts will meet for competition, as three “A” divisions will each compete for a purse pool of $7440.  There will also be one “B” division on the afternoon race card.  Post time on Tuesday is 4 p.m.

Meanwhile the three-year-old pacing colts will take to the Saint John oval on Friday afternoon.

Points earned in each Atlantic Sires Stakes “A” division event go towards earning a spot in the season ending Atlantic Breeders Crown.  This year’s event will be hosted by Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park on October 8th and 9th.

The three-year-old pacing fillies kicked off a full slate of Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action at Red Shores Charlottetown Driving Park on Saturday with some definite highs and lows on the afternoon race card.

Honey Do Jigtime and driver Clare MacDonald captured one of three $8840 “A” division events equaling the track record for three year-old pacing fillies and setting a new lifetime mark of 1:55.1 for the filly which is owned by Morah Kerr of Greenfield, NS, and Phonsie MacEachern of Port Hood, NS.

Clare MacDonald also captured another “A” division event with Force of Fire in a time of 1:56.2 for owner David Jackson of Great Village, NS.

The final “A” division event on the race card was declared a No Contest due to an accident at the start of the race.  The three-year-old filly Acton Normal caught a shoe leaving the gate and fell down throwing driver Shane Bernard from the bike.  Bernard was transported to hospital with a possible concussion and Acton Normal suffered scrapes and bruises but was not seriously injured.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action will resume at the Charlottetown Driving Park on Monday afternoon when the three-year-old pacing colts meet in three “A” divisions going for substantial purse pools of $9180 each.  There will also be 4 “B” division events on the card each going for $2500.  Post time on Monday is 1 pm.

The Atlantic Sires Stakes will continue to be a highlight of Old Home Week racing action on Prince Edward Island on Tuesday when both the two and three-year-old trotters compete.  Meanwhile, the Charlottetown Driving Park will play host to the two-year-old pacing colts and fillies on Wednesday and Thursday.

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The Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old pacing fillies put on an impressive show at Inverness Raceway and were a highlight on the Wednesday evening card of racing.

Malabrigo and driver Marc Campbell captured the first of two $9020 “A” division events in a time of 2:00.3 for owner Greenoaks Farm of Mississauga, ON. 

The second “A” event on the race card went to Elm Grove Girlzone and driver Mark Bradley in a time of 2:01.3 for owner Jean Babtiste Turbide of Havre-Aux-Maisons, QC.

There were also two $2500 “B” division events on the evening race card with West River Willow and driver Kenny MacDonald taking first place honors for owners Clare and Rinaldo MacDonald of Antigonish, NS.  The second event went to Bossy Flossy and Marc Campbell for owner Jeff Lilley of Charlottetown, PE.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action continues Saturday afternoon at Red Shores Charlottetown Driving Park when the three-year-old pacing fillies meet for action as part of the Old Home Week festivities on Prince Edward Island.  

Cape Breton Island race tracks played host to Atlantic Sires Stakes colts and fillies on the weekend, attracting large crowds to both tracks.

On Saturday afternoon the two-year-old pacing colts met for competition at Northside Downs in North Sydney, NS.  Lyndale Royal and driver Brodie MacPhee captured the first of two $9620 “A” division events in a time of 2:00.1 for owner David MacDonald of Belfast, PE. 

The second “A” division event on the race card went to Dukes Up with driver Earl Smith in the bike in a time of 2:01.1 for owner Reginald MacPherson of Stratford, PE.

Inverness Raceway took over the role of host on Sunday when the three-year-old pacing fillies rolled into town.  Moon Landing won her fifth Atlantic Sires Stakes race in a row in a time of  1:59 with driver Danny Romo holding the lines.  The filly is owned and trained by Patrick Eastwood of Saint John, NB.

The second “A” division event on the afternoon race card went to Grayland Rain and driver Marc Campbell in a time of 1:59.2 for owner Paul Gray of Pugwash, NS.

The final Atlantic Stakes “A” division event went to Honey Do Jigtime and driver Clare Donald in 2:01.1 for owners Morah Kerr of Greenfield, NS, and Phonsie MacEachern of Port Hood, NS.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action returns to Inverness Raceway on Wednesday evening when the two-year-old pacing fillies check out the Inverness oval.  

The Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old pacing fillies put on a good show at Northside Downs on Thursday evening.  

Sweetwater Teaha captured the first of two “A” division events with driver Brodie MacPhee holding the lines in a time of 2:00.2 for owner Raymond Deagle of Inverness, NS. 

The second $8860 “A” division event went to Bettim Theresa with driver Jeff Lilley in the bike in a time of 2:02.3 for owner Danny Purcell of Newport, NS.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action returns to Northside Downs on Saturday afternoon when the two-year-old pacing colts meet at the North Sydney oval.  Post time on Saturday is 1:30 pm.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action is heating up all across the Maritimes this week.  The trotters had the opportunity to take centre stage at Connell Park Raceway in Woodstock, NB, on Wednesday evening.

Perfect Posture and driver Brain MacPhee won the first two-year-old trotting event on the race card for owner Melvin Willis of Cambridge, ON.  The second two-year-old event went to B J Carmalyta and owner-driver Bert Honkoop of Montague, PE.

Meanwhile, Maple Leaf Spirit took first place honors in a three-year-old trotting event for owner-driver Ralph Annear and Steven Sorrie of Montague, PE.   The Iceman Aireth with Marc Campbell in the bike captured the other three-year-old event for Greenoakes Farm of Mississauga, ON.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action continues Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon at Northside Downs in North Sydney, NS,  when both the two-year-old pacing fillies and colts meet for competition.  Then the racing action heads to Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon when the three-year-old pacing fillies roll into town.

Points earned in each Atlantic Sires Stakes “A” division pacing event and all trotting events go towards earning a coveted spot in the season-ending Atlantic Breeders Crown Championships.  This year’s event will be hosted by Red Shores Charlottetown on October 8th and 9th.

It’s shaping up to be another busy week of Atlantic Sires Stakes harness racing action across the Maritimes as both the trotters and pacers meet for competition this week.

Woodstock, NB, will be invaded by the two and three-year-old trotters Wednesday evening, as two divisions of each age group attempt to earn both the winners share of the purse pool and points to gain entry into the Atlantic Breeders Crown Invitational.  Post time at the Woodstock Driving Club is 7 pm.

Northside Downs will then play host to the two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday evening in North Sydney, NS.  Two “A” divisions will each go for a substantial purse pool of $8860 and two “B” divisions will each go for $2500.  Post time on Thursday is 5 pm.

Meanwhile, on the weekend the two-year-old pacing colts will test out the North Sydney oval on Saturday afternoon and the 3-year-old pacing fillies will head to Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Points earned in each Atlantic Sires Stakes “A” division event and all trotting events go towards earning a coveted spot in the season-ending Atlantic Breeders Crown Championships.  This year Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park will host the prestigious event on October 8th and 9th.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action dominated the Tuesday evening card of racing at Truro Raceway, with ten of the fifteen dashes being Atlantic Sires Stakes events.

Lil Miss Abbie and driver Mike Stevenson and Perfect Posture and Brian MacPhee took first place honors in the two-year-old trotting events.  Meanwhile, Maple Leaf Spirit with driver Ralph Annear holding the lines and Waiting On A Woman and Corey MacPherson captured first place in the three-year-old trot events.

The two-year-old pacing fillies also had the opportunity to shine as Sweetwater Teaha and driver Brodie MacPhee won the first of three “A” division events.  J J Maywest and Mike Stevenson and Malabrigo and driver Marc Campbell crossed the finish line first in the remaining two events.  There were also three “B” divisions of the two-year-old pacing fillies on the card, making for a full night of racing.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action continues on Thursday evening at Truro Raceway when three “A” divisions of the two-year old pacing colts compete for a $7340 purse pool.  The racing action will heat up again on Saturday when the three-year-old pacing colts go in three “A” divisions and two “B” divisions.

Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing fillies posted some impressive times in harness racing action at Northside Downs on Saturday afternoon.

Moon Landing and driver Danny Romo took first place honors in the first of three “A” division events at the North Sydney oval in a time of 1:58.3 for owner Patrick Eastwood of Saint John, NB.  Coming home second was K D Go Onn and driver Clare MacDonald and third place went to Windemere Gem and driver Mark MacKinnon.

The second “A” division event on the card went to Honey Do Jigtime with Clare MacDonald in the bike setting a new lifetime mark of 1:57 for owners Morah Kerr of Greenfield, NS and Phonsie MacEachern of Port Hood, NS.  A new track record for three-year-old pacing fillies was also recorded in the books.  Crossing the finish line second was Bemused and driver Marc Campbell and third was Acton Normal and driver Shane Bernard.

Grayland Rain with Marc Campbell holding the lines won the final “A” division event in a time of 2:00.4 for owner Paul Gray of Pugwash, NS.  The second place finisher was Force of Fire and driver Shawn Lynk and third place went to Forthena and driver Clare MacDonald.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action continues this coming week during Atlantic Grand Circuit Week at Truro Raceway.

On Tuesday evening there will be ten Atlantic Sires Stakes events on the fifteen dash card, including two divisions each of both the two and three-year old trotters.  There will also be three “A” divisions and three “B” divisions of the two-year-old pacing fillies.

Post time on Tuesday evening at Truro Raceway is 7 pm.