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With sunny skies in the forecast, Northside Downs will play host to the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts and fillies on Saturday afternoon.   The Atlantic Sires Stakes performers were slated to have met for racing competition last weekend in North Sydney, but the race card was cancelled due to forecasted post-tropical storm Arthur and potentially unsafe track conditions.  The…

Due to impending weather and potentially unsafe track conditions, the card of racing scheduled for Northside Downs on Saturday has been cancelled.  The afternoon race card included several divisions of the Atlantic Sires Stakes 3 year-old pacing colts and fillies.  The Atlantic Sires Stakes events at Northside Downs have been re-scheduled to Saturday, July 12.  The entries…

Northside Downs will see an invasion of the Atlantic Sires Stakes top performers when the three-year-old pacing colts and fillies roll into town on Saturday afternoon.  The North Sydney oval will host two divisions of the ‘A’ pacing fillies, each going for a purse pool of $9020.  Meanwhile, the colts will compete in three ‘A’ divisions for the winner’s…

Atlantic Sires Stakes colts put on an impressive show at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon as five divisions of the three-year-old pacers took to the local oval.  Touch of Thunder took first place honours in his ‘A’ division heat, crossing the finish line in 1:59.3 with Brodie MacPhee in the bike.  The ownership papers for the colt are held…

Three-year-old pacing colts from across the Maritimes will meet for some serious racing competition at Inverness Raceway on Sunday afternoon.  Three ‘A’ divisions of the pacing colts will each go for a purse pool of over $7000 and two ‘B’ divisions going for $2500 will round out the afternoon race card. This is Inverness Raceway’s first opportunity this…

The much anticipated start of the 2014 Atlantic Sires Stakes race season will get underway on Sunday afternoon at Truro Raceway.    The opening event of the season will see two ‘A’ divisions of the three-year-old pacing fillies each compete for a the winner’s share of the $9720 purse.  Two ‘B’ divisions will round out the afternoon race card. …

The 2014 Atlantic Sires Stakes race calendar is now available.  Click on the “Race Schedule” tab to access the race schedule.

The Atlantic Sires Stakes 2014 race season is quickly approaching, as two and three-year-old colts and fillies prepare to meet for competition at race tracks across the Maritimes.  As plans for the new season develop, the Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Meridian Farms, Atlantic Canada’s largest Standardbred breeding operation.  Beginning with the 2014 race season,…

Every Atlantic Sires Stakes owner must be a member of the ASBA by paying an annual membership fee of $50 to Standardbred Canada at time of member’s first nomination or sustaining payment, or prior to a new owner’s horse participating in an Atlantic Sires Stakes event.

The 2014 Atlantic Sires Stakes Stallion Roster is now available.  Click on the “Stallions” tab to access.