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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…

It has come to the attention of the Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association that there is an error on the printed copy of the Atlantic Stakes Summary Poster that has been distributed in the Maritimes this year.   The printed poster incorrectly states that the 2 year-old pacing colt event slated for September 11 at Inverness Raceway…

August 25, 2016 A stakes-filled race card will take place at Northside Downs on Saturday afternoon, as a total of six Atlantic Sires Stakes divisions will be hosted by the North Sydney oval. The Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts will go in two $10,380 ‘A’ division events and one $2500 ‘B’ event.  Meanwhile the three-year-old pacing…

August 14, 2016 The best two and three-year-old pacers and trotters from across the Maritimes will be featured during Old Home Week racing action now underway at Red Shores Charlottetown Driving Park. Saturday afternoon’s action packed card featured the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing fillies with All About Madi (Walter Cheverie), Howmacscanasta (Gilles Barrieau) and West River…

August 7, 2016 The driver-trainer duo of Brian MacPhee and Bert Honkoop had some luck at Inverness Raceway on Sunday, with the pair capturing two Atlantic Sires Stakes – Meridian Farms sponsored events on the afternoon race card. B J Classic won his three-year-old trot event with MacPhee handling the driving duties for the Bert Honkoop…

August 4, 2016 It will be a stakes filled day at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon, as a total of six Atlantic Sires Stakes events are slated for the afternoon race card. Two divisions of the two-year-old pacing fillies will each go for a $9600 purse pool as the fillies battle it out for Atlantic Sires…

July 24, 2016  Truro Raceway played host to a handful of events for Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday evening. Magical Cowboy and driver Corey MacPherson won the first of three ‘A’ division events in a time of 1:58.1.  This was the second straight Atlantic Sires Stakes win for the three-year old gelding…

The Atlantic Sires Stakes two-year-old pacing colts tackled the oval at Truro Raceway on Thursday evening, as part of Atlantic Grand Circuit Week harness racing action. Colin N Down and Gilles Barrieau captured the first of four $6100 ‘A’ division events in a time of 2:00 for the Downey Stables of Quispamsis, NB. The second ‘A’ division…

A strong contingent of Atlantic Sires Stakes trotters and pacers were featured at Truro Raceway on Tuesday evening, as part of Atlantic Grand Circuit Week harness racing action. Pappy Go Go and driver Marc Campbell captured their two-year-old Meridian Farms trot division for owner Grayland Farm of Pugwash, NS.  Meanwhile B J Lorado and Paul Lanigan…

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action heats up again this week at Truro Raceway as part of Atlantic Grand Circuit Week. The Atlantic Sires Stakes – Meridian Farms two and three-year old trotters will meet at the Truro oval on Tuesday.  A total of four trotting divisions will be featured on the evening race card.  The trotters…