Archive for August, 2008

Gold Cup Moved to Sunday. Post time 1pm

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

August 16, 2008
Due to safety concerns, Charlottetown Driving Park has cancelled their card for Saturday evening.
Live racing will resume tomorrow afternoon with the $60,000 Sobey’s Gold Cup & Saucer carded as the main event. Post time is set for 1 p.m. The Aliant Race Day Show will begin at 12:30pm with the world-wide […]

Old Home Week 2008

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Charlottetown, PE – Old Home Week, one of the biggest weeks of the race season, is officially underway at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre.

Island Hurricane and Campbell Win Summerside Feature

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
 
Summerside, PE- Island Hurricane owned by the Bluefin Stable of StratfordPE won the Wednesday evening feature in 159.2 at the , Summerside Raceway. Marc Campbell was in the bike for the victory.

Race Series Highlights Thursday Night Racing

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
 
By Lee Drake
 
Charlottetown, PE – The Alpine Claiming Series, Chappell Construction Pace and the Joe Kelly Memorial will launch Old Home Week racing for 2008 at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre. Post time is 7pm with the Aliant Race Day broadcast going to air at 6:50pm. click on the live video […]

Fields Set for Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer Trials

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Charlottetown, PE – Harness Racing PEI held the official conference to launch the 2008 Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer in front of a packed press room at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre.

Old Home Week Racing Goes National

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
 
 Charlottetown, PE – Old Home Week racing 2008 has just gained access to roughly 50,000 new fans and customers. Harness Racing PEI has agreed with Woodbine Entertainment Group to allow account holders with HorsePlayer Interactive, Canada’s premier online and telephone wagering service, to place wagers on the action during the Island’s biggest […]

My Fine Lady Extends Winning Streak

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Insider News
Standardbred Canada
 Charlottetown, PE - My Fine Lady extended her winning streak to five on Saturday evening in her $2,500 division of the first leg of the Spud Island Classic at Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre.

Spud Island Classic Series Debuts in Charlottetown

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
By Lee Drake
 
 
Charlottetown, PE – Harness Racing PEI Inc is launching a new race series called the Spud Island Classic presented by the PEI Potato Board Saturday at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre. Post time is 7pm.

Northside Downs to Host Atlantic Sire Stake Action

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
By Lynne MacLennan
 
Northside Downs will play host to Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action on Saturday, August 2, as the trotters and the three-year-old pacing fillies roll into the North Sydney track.

Sounding and Matheson Take CDPEC Feature Event

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Harness Racing PEI Sports
 
Sounding, owned by Blair Kelly, Stratford, won the Thursday night feature in 1:56.3 at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre. Ronald Matheson was in the bike for the victory.