February 15, 2024
Officials from the Provincial Harness Racing Industry Associations in the Maritimes today released the 2024 regional Stakes Schedule.
The 2024 schedule starts with the Atlantic Sires Stakes event for Three-Year-Old Pacing Fillies on May 19 at Truro Raceway. The first Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt event will be held Sunday, May 26 at Summerside Raceway, with a leg of the PEI Colt Stakes.
The first event for Two-Year-Old Pacing Fillies pacers, as well as Two- and Three-Year-Old Trotters will be in Truro on July 5. The Two-Year-Old Pacing Colts begin their season on July 18 at Red Shores Summerside as part of the traditional Lobster Carnival Week program.
2024 Atlantic Sires Stakes events will be held at Truro, North Sydney, Inverness, Charlottetown and Summerside throughout the year, leading to the Atlantic Breeders Crown Championships on Sunday, October 13 in Charlottetown.
Home Hardware returns for its fourth season to sponsor the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes for Two- and Three-Year-Old Pacers with all legs to be held at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Woodstock Raceway in New Brunswick will also host a series of stakes for Two- and Three-Year-olds, along with Invitational and Aged Mare events in 2024.
Invitational level pacers start their stakes season on June 15 at Charlottetown, where competitors will again earn points towards the Premier’s Cup, which will be part of the Atlantic Breeders Crown weekend in October. Aged Pacing Mares and Aged Trotters will also have a full schedule of events throughout the season.
The complete schedule is available at peiharnessracing.ca, novascotiaracing.com, atlanticsiresstakes.ca and horseracingnb.com.