Racing

By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores SUMMERSIDE, PE – The two-year-old pacing fillies have the spotlight firmly centred on them Wednesday night at Red Shores Summerside as part of Governor’s Plate week racing at the Prince County Oval. First race post time is 7 P.M. for the 10-dash card with three $9,460 Atlantic Sires Stakes A-divisions lining up…

 By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores SUMMERSIDE, PE – The 2017 AtlanticSires Stakes season kicks into high gear with the two and three-year-old trotters meeting for the first time this season at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway as part of Governor’s Plate week racing.First race post time is 7 P.M. for the 12-dash card.The Atlantic Sires Stakes for…

Driver Gilles Barrieau notched an Atlantic Sires Stakes driving double at Inverness Raceway on Monday, winning both of the $9800 Atlantic Sire Stakes ‘A’ division events on the afternoon race card. After a cancelled race card on Sunday due to heavy rain, blue skies greeted the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old fillies at Inverness Raceway for Monday’s…

Inverness Raceway will play host to Atlantic Sires Stakes fillies this Canada Day weekend, as the nation celebrates 150 years of Confederation and Canada’s horse racing industry recognizes the 250th Anniversary of Horse Racing in Canada.  A total of 23 racetracks in eight provinces from coast to coast are taking part in the national celebration over…

The 2017 Atlantic Sires Stakes race season officially gets underway this Sunday at Truro Raceway. A total of four divisions of the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing fillies will gather for competition at the Truro oval.  The fillies will meet in three ‘A’ division events, each going for a purse pool of $7600 and a lone…

By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Atlantic Breeder’s Crown Championship Sunday is a day Adam Merner will never forget.The Port Morien, N.S., native guided Beaus Cowboy to the biggest win of his career in the $22,000 three-year-old pacing colt final at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The…

The Atlantic Classic Sale will kickoff off the Weekend of Champions, the fall feature event of Atlantic Canadian harness racing. The Maritimes leading yearling sale will start at 2.p.m. Friday at the Crapaud Exhibition grounds, and will offer numerous siblings to 2016 stakes stars. In addition, there are several Ontario sired entries which are expected…

 Charlottetown, PE – The Host Committee of the 2016 Atlantic Breeders Crown today released more details on the action packed weekend activities. Saturday evening as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Atlantic Sires Stakes program, three individuals who have played an important role in it’s establishment and success will serve on a panel. Titled…

September 4, 2016 The Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts met at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon, with two of the afternoon winners taking new lifetime marks. Abner The Great captured his $9,980 ‘A’ division event, crossing the finish line in 1:57.  The bay pacing gelding was under the command of Marc Campbell for owners Windemere Farms,…

September 2, 2016  Heart and Soul will attempt to maintain his lead in point standings when the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts meet at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Two ‘A’ divisions of the pacing colts will each go for almost $10,000 in purse money and a lone ‘B’ division will go for $2500.   Heart…