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October 15, 2024
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Debbie Francis
Atlantic Breeders Crown Finalists 2024
Red Shores Charlottetown hosted the Atlantic Breeders Crwon Finals on Sunday October 13, 2024. Below is the list of winners by division
3 Year Old Pacing Colt
Tobins Chester (Jason Hughes) won his fifth-straight as the sophomore titans met again in the $30,000 Atlantic Breeders Crown Final for three-year-old pacing colts with a front-end victory of 1:54 for trainer Ashley Gamester and owner Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge. The son of Shanghai Phil finished ahead of rivals Merigo Magic (Adam Merner) and Jackies Boy (Myles Heffernan Sr.).
3 Year Old Pacing Filly
Galway Girl controlled her destiny with a front-end victory in the $30,000 Atlantic Breeders Crown Final for three-year-old pacing fillies for trainer Brent Campbell and owners Brady Doyle, Kent MacDonald, Bernard MacDonald and Jacinta Campbell. Defending champion Zendayas Firstlady (Heffernan) was a hard closing second in the 1:56.4 mile with Sensational Gal (Barrieau) completing the triactor.
2 Year Old Pacing Colt
Malevolent (Paul Langille) charged home to win the $30,000 Atlantic Breeders Crown two-year-old pacing colt final in 1:56.1. Rosetown Eclipse (Corey MacPherson) was second with Sergeant Crowley (Barrieau) third. Debbie Francis and Rosanne Langille share ownership of the son of Malicious who extended his win streak to four.
2 Year Old Pacing Filly
Muchtooyoungforyou (Marc Campbell) was the best in the $30,000 Atlantic Breeders Crown for two-year-old pacing fillies for trainer Earl Watts and owners Windemere Farms, Matt Burke and River Valley Management. Time of the mile was 1:58.2 as stablemate Saulsbrook Inferno (David Dowling) was second best ahead of Woodmere Flojo (Merner).
2 Year Old Trotter
Race 2 was the Atlantic Breeders Crown two-year-old trot final captured by
West River Jet (Ken MacDonald) in 1:59 for trainer Clare MacDonald and owner Haley MacDonald. Supreme Rockette (Barrieau) nabbed second with Oceanview Nikki (Mike McGuigan) third. The mile time lowered his own track standard for two-year-old trotting geldings.
3 Year Old Trotter
Rocket Blast (MacPherson) scored a nine-length romp in 2:00.1 in the $17,500 Atlantic Breeders Crown three-year-old trot final over Dusty Lane Darby (Merner) and Gettin Lit (McGuigan). Carl Bagnall owns and trains the winning son of EL Rocket.
Author: Debbie Francis
Debbie Francis is the Executive Director of the Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association.