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My Ding A Ling (Betterthancheddar) went last-to-first in four-wide fashion to complete a 48-1 harness racing shocker at Truro Raceway on Monday. Sophomore driver Keith Legge dropped him to the back, where the colt remained through the first half panels of :28.1 and :59.3. My Ding A Ling, pulled out on the third turn, the […]
A long-time staple on the Maritime harness racing stake circuit, the Carl and Marg MacKenzie Memorial Stake returns to Truro Raceway this Friday, September 6th with 5 divisions, 3 for three-year-old pacing fillies and 2 for three-year-old pacing colts. On the colt side, in the first division (5th race) Jackies Boy (Tobago Cays) comes in […]
Malevolent and Im Sir Scarlet, both sons of Malicious, took the Atlantic Sires Stakes A divisions for two-year-old pacing males on Friday (Jul. 26) at Truro Raceway. Malevolent brushed from third after the quarter for Paul Langille and led all the way from there, kicking away by two-and-a-half lengths in the stretch for the 1:57.4 […]
Truro Raceway is set to host the first edition of the Atlantic Women’s Driver Challenge, taking place this Sunday, July 21st as part of their Harness The Hope Day. Seven of Canada’s best female drivers will square off in a 5 race drivers challenge, with the winner earning a newly painted racing helmet courtesy of […]
Top Of Her Trade (Bolt The Deur) proved Truro Raceway’s speediest mare on Friday (Jul. 12) as she won the quarter-mile showdown on the track’s Distance Day harness racing card. She had rail advantage with Todd Trites in the bike and led by a half-length over The Yingyang (Keith Legge) on the turn with Oh […]
Truro Raceway will host their 2nd annual Distance Day this Friday, July 12th, with a 6:30pm Atlantic/5:30pm Eastern post time. Last year the event set two new Canadian harness racing records and fans enjoyed the unique race card. On the 11 race program, there are 6 distance races at 3 different distances, including a newly […]
Oceanview Daisy (E L Rocket) broke the Truro Raceway harness racing track record for three-year-old trotting fillies, which had stood since 1997, in the first Atlantic Sires Stakes (AtSS) division for sophomore squaregaiters on Friday (Jul. 5). The filly stormed away in the first quarter for Myles Heffernan of :28.2 and maintained open lengths on […]
Merigo Magic (Tobago Cays) rocketed from the pocket and took a new lifetime mark with his sixth straight harness racing win in the Atlantic Sires Stakes (AtSS) for three-year-old pacing males on Friday (Jun. 28) at Truro Raceway. He followed Freemans Legacy through :28, :58, and 1:26.3 splits, sliding out as the field rounded into […]
The Inglis Jewellers Diamond Classic for 2024 did not sell the required number of slots in either the filly or colt divisions. After discussion with harness racing industry representatives and horse people, the following changes will be made. The race will move from only Atlantic Sired two-year-old’s being eligible, to both Atlantic Sired and foaled […]
Two Nova Scotia native sons, who are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame members will be returning to their home province to be part of Truro Raceway’s Remembering Sackville Downs Day at the Bible Hill harness racing oval on Sunday, September 15th. Driver Bill O’Donnell, affectionately known as the “Magic Man” in his driving career, […]
A reminder to trainers and owners of Maritime Sired two-year-old colts or fillies in 2024, that the deadline to purchase a slot for the Inglis Jewellers Diamond Classic is Monday, April 15th , 2024. The Inglis Jewellers Diamond Classic slot buy-in race returns with a $50,000 purse and an incredible $2,500 Diamond Necklace, courtesy of […]
Truro Raceway is pleased to announce a special fundraising day on Sunday, June 9th to support New Start Standardbreds Maritimes, a volunteer charity organization founded in 2020 dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming former standardbred race horses. Their mission is to find caring homes for them for the rest of their lives. “We are very […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After consulting with all parties involved, organizers of the second annual Gamester-Pinkney Cup Memorial Driving Challenge wish to announce a change in the driving roster for the harness racing final to be held Sept. 3 at the Truro Raceway in Bible Hill, N.S. After preliminary legs were held at the Truro Raceway […]
Woodmere Stealdeal (p, 5, 1:48.4s; $369,419) is a harness racing horse known for putting in a strong effort every race. When he didn’t show his usual form Saturday (Jul. 29) night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, owners Bob Sumarah of Halifax, N.S.; Frank Brundle of East Garafraxa, Ont., and Glenn MacDonald of Ajax, Ont. consulted with […]
Our Girl Annie (Arthur Blue Chip) flipped the script on Rock N Roll Cays in the Frank and Beth Stanfield Memorial at Truro Raceway on Saturday (Jul. 21), beating the filly whom she was second to in the prior week’s Atlantic Sires Stakes leg. Rock N Roll Cays (Ken Murphy) wanted the lead and hustled […]
East coast harness racing powerhouse Irish Ray (Muscle Through It) maintained his perfect career record on Tuesday (Jul. 18) at Truro Raceway, cruising in the Atlantic Sires Stakes (AtSS) second three-year-old trotting leg for his 13th victory. Marc Campbell pushed the gelding out from the far outside post seven and secured the lead with a […]
I tend to be a “the glass is half empty” sort of guy, and even more so in the harness racing industry. The best way to improve anything is by being critical at the applicable moments. We are all members of a professional sport, and there is no time for participation awards. This high level […]
Truro Raceway is pleased to announce an innovative one-of-a-kind partnership with Coolbet, that will see Coolbet be the track’s signature sponsor and will be integrated into their race day broadcast and fan experience at the harness racetrack. “Coolbet is well known for their high-quality on-line sportsbook and casino. We think there are some definite synergies […]
The 2023 Atlantic Sires Stakes harness racing season officially gets underway on Sunday, June 11, as the three-year-old pacing fillies hit the oval at Truro Raceway. Ten fillies will go behind the gate in two divisions of 5 for a purse of $9,020 in the ‘A’ divisions. Saulsbrook Mable will leave post five, and Gosistersoulsister […]
Harness racing stake season kicks off this Sunday (May 21) at Truro Raceway. The Donnie and George Turner Memorial will be held and separated into three separate divisions. There will be two filly divisions, while the colts and geldings all fit into one. Race 5: DONNIE AND GEORGE TURNER MEMORIAL, THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLIES- $10,400 REDLAND MISSPRETTY […]
Truro Raceway is pleased to announce that they will be celebrating the harness racing career of Clare MacDonald, with a special day in her honour, which will be a fundraising day for the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia on Sunday, September 10th at the Bible Hill, NS track. A native of Antigonish, N.S., Mary Clare […]
I have only been in the harness racing industry for a few years. It started in the summer of 2020 when I managed to bamboozle the fine people of the Manitoba Standardbred Racing Industry into giving me the microphone and announcer duties. The following summer, I continued the con by applying for Standardbred Canada’s summer […]
More harness racing-related news has come out of Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, this week with the announcement of the new Truro Raceway broadcasting team. Up-and-comer, Grady Hachey, will join long-time journalist and analyst Melissa Keith. Hachey has been a junior member of USHWA for a couple of years and is a columnist for the Atlantic […]
Truro Raceway recently welcomed new general manager Steve Fitzsimmons, who is introducing a new concept to Atlantic Canadian harness racing: A slots race for 2-year-old Maritime-sired pacers. Inspired by the Mohawk Million and regional racing fans on Facebook, the inaugural Diamond Classic is slated for Sunday, November 5, 2023, at the Bible Hill, Nova Scotia […]
