Harness racing action continues at Century Mile this weekend, and the Saturday card features the Western Canada Pacing Derby eliminations. Also, the two-year-old stakes that were cancelled last weekend were added to the card on Saturday. RACE 8: WESTERN CANADA PACING DERBY FIRST ELIMINATION- $14,000 Tin Can Timmy (8-1) The Dickens (6-1) General Custard (4-1)
This weekend, the next leg of the Golden Boy and Silk Lace stakes is slated on the program at Canada’s newest harness racing track, the Loop. RACE 1: GOLDEN BOY STAKE - $7,608 Supa Fast (6-1) Irish Luke (2-1) Ak Eagle (7-1) Braxtons Boy (3-1) Baylor Bobby (4-1) Fan C That (5-1) I will continue
The Loop has a nine-dash card set for this Saturday (Sep. 30), and the feature race is this year's running of the Manitoba Futurity Final. There is also the Kindergarten Stake, which will kick off the card at 2:00 p.m. CDT. RACE 4: FUTURITY #31 STAKE FINAL - $16,606 BAYLOR BOBBY (6-1) PIXIE CHICK (5-1)
Fraser Downs will host nine harness racing contests on Thursday (Sep. 20), and the card will feature the next leg of the B.C. Bred Stakes. Six three-year-old fillies will line up in one division for the Mary Murphy, while 19 three-year-old colts and geldings are split into three divisions for the Robert Murphy Memorial. RACE
With the harness racing season closely approaching in Manitoba, this feels like a good time to meet the drivers in charge of getting the horses around the half-mile oval at Miami Fair and, eventually, the brand-new Loop in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Michel Rey The St. Claude, Manitoba product has been driving on the Manitoba circuit since