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Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) and the New Brunswick Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (NBSBOA) have announced the results of their Board of Director elections held at the Annual General Meetings on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Fredericton Motor Inn in Fredericton, N.B. The following HRNB Officers were elected: Dr. Mitchell Downey, President Charles Miles, Vice-President Kurtis […]
Friday night at Connell Park in Woodstock, the prestigious Barrieau-McIasac elimination will take place for a purse of $20,000 which has attracted seven starters including three-year old harness racing colt sensation Tobins Chester (Shanghai Phil). Owned by Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I the colt has reeled off seven straight stake wins in the Maritimes […]
Harness racing returns to Woodstock, New Brunswick this Friday night (Aug. 9), with the New Brunswick Breeders Stakes the main event. Eight races will be contested on Friday night with post-time at 6:00 P.M at Connell Park. Horse Racing New Brunswick showcases the two-year-olds on Friday evening. Over $30,000 in purse money being doled out […]
Friday night in New Brunswick, the spotlight will be shining brightly on Connell Park in Woodstock as the town celebrates Old Home Week and live harness racing will kick-off at 6:00 P.M. Horse Racing New Brunswick will feature a ten-dash card at the half-mile track and race secretary Brent Briggs has assembled a quality field […]
House Edge Hanover (Betting Line) and catch-driver Mark Haig paired up for an impressive 1:59.1 win in a division of the New Brunswick Breeders stakes for harness racing three-year old colts and geldings at Connell Park in Woodstock, New Brunswick. Everette Hanson of Maugerville, New Brunswick owns the promising youngster who took a new lifetime […]
Jeffrey Lilley was confident in his horse All Bets On Tex (All Bets Off) and was quick to accept an invitation to the prestigious Walter Dale Memorial in Woodstock, New Brunswick. That “bet” paid off as the pacer captured the $8,000 Walter Dale Memorial as Horse Racing New Brunswick celebration of Canada Day meant the […]
Officials with Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) have announced the cancellation and rescheduling of some upcoming race dates. The cancellation of race dates comes as a result of a request by the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APRHC) for upgraded equine drug testing facilities at Woodstock’s Connell Park Raceway. This upgrade falls in accordance with […]
Horse Racing New Brunswick will host a six-dash harness racing card on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 26) at Connell Park in Woodstock, New Brunswick starting at 1:00 P.M. Saturday’s card will feature a double dash that will see previous horses in earlier races go a half-mile race to finish the race card in race six. Both […]
Horse Racing New Brunswick jumps back into harness racing action on Friday (Aug. 4) with a super stacked program beginning at 5:30 P.M at Connell Park in Woodstock, New Brunswick. Featured on the program are the timeless classic, The Maritimer stake for three-year old fillies and the Kelti Burnett Memorial invitational pace. There will be […]
Horse Racing New Brunswick played host to its second card of the harness season at Connell Park in Woodstock, New Brunswick today (June 17) and featured two $13,000 divisions of the New Brunswick Breeder stakes. In total, six races were live and streamed this week. Great job by Horse Racing New Brunswick getting things ironed […]
Harness racing faces its end at Saint John’s Exhibition Park Raceway as the city’s Exhibition Association rejected an offer from Horse Racing New Brunswick to renew the track’s lease last month. The expiry of the lease on Dec. 31 would mean the termination of racing in Saint John, N.B. after more than 150 years. Horse […]
Therealprincess (Source Of Pride), a $ 10,000 yearling purchase in the Atlantic Classic yearling sale in 2020 is paying off tenfold in her young career in just twenty-one lifetime starts. This year, she surpassed $100,000 in purse money earnings and will look to add to that lucrative sum in Saturday’s Maritimer stake at Exhibition Park […]
Saturday at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John will see a treat for harness racing fans as American Risk (American Ideal), one of the most popular horses in Nova Scotia will make his first start in New Brunswick in Saturday’s top overnight event. As with any business, horse racing comes with many “risks” but for […]
Horse Racing New Brunswick played host to the first leg of Gary ” Shack ” Memorial harness racing series on Saturday (May 28) at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John. After the dust settled, it was a lopsided victory for the Truro Raceway invader, Well Did (Well Said) for driver Paul Langille. He had the […]
Horse Racing New Brunswick will lift the curtain on the much-anticipated return to harness racing for the 2022 season on Saturday, May 14th at Exhibition Park Raceway. This is an exciting year for the self-sustained industry here in New Brunswick and the second annual N.B Breeders Stakes for three-year-olds take center stage. Established by Horse […]
Milton Downey was a pioneer. He owned, trained and drove in the Maritimes for many years. He also is remembered fondly for his breeding of young harness racing horses in New Brunswick. On Saturday, Horse Racing New Brunswick will pay tribute to the legendary horseman and businessman at Exhibition Park Raceway. Post time is at […]
Saturday’s card at Exhibition Park Raceway presented by Horse Racing New Brunswick will see two of the hottest harness racing pacers at the Saint John track lock heads in the days feature. Woodmere Ideal Art, who has made his presence known in top class events throughout the Maritimes will have post-five for catch-driver John Davidson. […]
Little Manny, owned by Dean & Brad McLaughlin, Mark Taylor and Stephen Trites, will look for his second straight harness racing victory at Exhibition Park Raceway on Saturday in the top-class presented by Horse Racing New Brunswick. Stephen Trites will drive the Charlie Myles trainee and has post-two in the $1600 main event. He was […]
After a two-week hiatus, Horse Racing New Brunswick is back in action on Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John. New Brunswick has always closed to allow horsemen and women to race and enjoy racing action at Summerside and Truro Raceway during the past two-weeks. Post time is slated for a 1:00 P.M […]
