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Race Day broadcast heading to Truro for Atlantic Regional Driving Championsh­ip

- BY NICHOLAS OAKES RED SHORES

Race Day Live at Truro Raceway, a special presentati­on powered by Red Shores and produced by Universum Media, will take place on Friday June 29th for the Atlantic Regional Driving Championsh­ip, presented in part by Standardbr­ed Canada and Truro Raceway.

Post Time is 6:30 p.m. for the championsh­ip event.

The race program will be hosted by Red Shores’ own Lee Drake and Peter MacPhee along with Nova Scotia’s Brad McCallum and Joe Kelly, as the show is broadcaste­d live from the tarmac of the Nova Scotia oval. The show will be available live at www.redshores.ca as the very best driving talent in the region clashes for the top two spots. The eight drivers competing in the event include Prince Edward Island representa­tives Marc Campbell, Jason Hughes, Ken Murphy and Gilles Barrieau. Nova Scotia will be represente­d at the regional event by Darren Crowe, Redmond Doucet and John Gerard Kennedy while Todd Trites represents New Brunswick. The top two drivers from the competitio­n move on to the National Driving Championsh­ip at Grand River Raceway in Elora, Ont., on September 26th.

Truro Raceway to host first Atlantic Sires Stakes events of season

The wait is over. The much anticipate­d 2018 Atlantic Sires Stakes season is about to begin.

Truro Raceway will host the Atlantic Sires Stakes threeyear-old pacing fillies under the lights on Friday evening.

Three A divisions will each go for a purse pool of just over $8,000 and one B division will go for $2,500.

The Atlantic Sires Stakes program, the first of its kind in Canada, was formed more than 50 years ago to promote the standardbr­ed horse industry in Atlantic Canada. Today the program showcases the best young horses in the region and offers participan­ts and spectators the finest in harness racing action.

Atlantic Sires Stakes events will take place at racetracks throughout Nova Scotia and P.E.I. this year. Points earned in each A division event will go towards securing a coveted position in the season-ending Atlantic Breeders Crown Championsh­ips.

First race post time at Truro Raceway on Friday is 6:30 p.m.

 ?? SUBMITTED PHOTO ?? Lee Drake, left, and Peter MacPhee will be hosting a race program on Friday, June 29 for the Atlantic Regional Driving Championsh­ip in Truro.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Lee Drake, left, and Peter MacPhee will be hosting a race program on Friday, June 29 for the Atlantic Regional Driving Championsh­ip in Truro.

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