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Don’t miss the signature event of the fall! The Atlantic Breeders Crown features the best two and three year-old colts and fillies. The weekend of champions features the Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale, an award’s banquet celebrating harness racing families in Atlantic Canada, Memory Lane display, Pancake Breakfast and More! The Atlantic Breeders Crown is pleased to honor the…

The final event of the Atlantic Sires Stakes regular race season is slated for this Saturday afternoon at Northside Downs.    The North Sydney track will play host to the two-year-old pacing colts in their final attempt to gain entry to the Atlantic Breeders Crown Championships.  This year’s Weekend of Champions will be hosted by Red Shores at the Charlottetown…

The Atlantic Sires Stakes freshmen fillies put on an impressive show at Northside Downs on Saturday afternoon.  Jann Down and driver Gilles Barrieau captured their $9740 ‘A’ division event in 1:59 flat.  The two-year-old pacing filly is owned by Downey Stables of Quispamsis, NB.  Dusty Lane Bria and Kenny Arsenault were edged out by a nose to take second…

It will be the battle of the Atlantic Sires Stakes freshman fillies at Northside Downs on Saturday.  Two ‘A’ divisions of the two-year-old pacing fillies will be featured on the afternoon race card at the North Sydney oval.  Over $9700 in purse money will be up for grabs in each of the two divisions.  This will be the…

It was a close race right down to the wire but Dixieland Band came out the victor in  his $10,100 Atlantic Sires Stakes ‘A’  division event at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon.  The two-year-old bay pacing colt, with catch driver Mark MacKinnon in the bike, crossed the finish line 2:00.1 for owners Reg MacPherson and David MacKenzie of Stratford,…

Atlantic Sires Stakes harness racing action heats up again this weekend, as the 2 year-old pacing colts head to Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon.  Two ‘A’ divisions each going for over $10,000 will be highlights on the afternoon race card and one $2500 ‘B’ division will round out the card.  Sunday’s events will be one of two remaining opportunities…

By Bo Ford  A pair of two-year-old fillies by Articulator swept both ‘A’ divisions of the Atlantic Sires Stakes on Thursday afternoon at Red Shores in Charlottetown.  In the first division Race 9, Jann Down extended her win-streak to three races defeating her foes in 1:59.1. Owned by the Downey Stables, the Stephen Mason trainee is now three for…

By Bo Ford  The Meridian Farms Atlantic Sires Stakes for two and three-year-old trotters took centre stage Tuesday afternoon at Red Shores Charlottetown.   Paymenowpaymelater extended his unbeaten win streak to five in the Race 6 division of two-year-old trotters. The two-year-old filly by Northern Bailey let the dust settle off of the gate before charging to the…

By Bo Ford  Three new lifetime marks stole the show in the Atlantic Sires Stakes ‘A’ divisions on Monday afternoon at Red Shores’ Charlottetown.   The fastest of the four divisions came in Race 7 when Rancousy picked up his second straight victory and fourth in his last five starts. The Darren Crowe trainee wired the field from Post 4…

By Bo Ford  Charlottetown PE- Old Home Week is officially in full swing and Saturday afternoon marks the first double header of Old Home Week 2014.   The 12-dash card will feature the first showing of the Atlantic Sires Stakes, with three ‘A’ and three ‘B’ stakes for three-year-old fillies scheduled for a 1 p.m. post time.  The…