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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,…

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…

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…

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…