Special Night to Honor Harness Driver Mike MacDonald
Harness Racing PEI Sports
Charlottetown, PE – Mike MacDonald, the leading driver in Gold Cup and Saucer history, will be honored on Sunday, August 16th as part of the events leading up to the 50th Edition of the Gold Cup. The special evening will be held in the Top of the Park at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre starting at 7:00
The night will feature highlights of Mike’s career and remarks from several of Mike’s longtime friends in the industry.
“ We wanted to celebrate the history and tradition of the Gold Cup and Saucer and we needed to recognize the people who help build the event into the Greatest Show in Harness Racing,” stated Lee Drake, Director of Marketing and Media Relations for Harness Racing PEI.. “As the most successful participant in the
Event’s history, Mike was a natural choice to honor.”
Mike MacDonald won the Gold Cup and Saucer five times, twice
with Ventall Rainbow, Pearls Falcon, Sandy Hanover, and Winners
Accolade, and competed in the event twenty nine times over his
successful harness racing career.
Tickets for the event, which includes the buffet, are $25.00, and are available at the Harness Racing PEI office (892-6823). PEI Harness Racing Industry Association office (569-1682) and from organizing committee members Mike O’Brien (314-8308) , Bert McWade ( 694-9554) , or Kent Oakes (314-0815).