It s worth celebrating Canada s first Maritime track to launch its spring meet, so Canada s chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) challenged a few non-member friends to a handicapping contest.
Opening day at Nova Scotia s Truro Raceway is Sunday (April 25) with post time at 12:45 p.m. Atlantic (11:45 a.m. Eastern).
Current USHWA Canada chapter president Ryan Clements, Manitoba fair racecaller and handicapper Trey Colbeck, and Ontario Racing handicappers Garnet Barnsdale and Melissa Keith are representing the chapter. Northfield Park s Michael Carter (an Ohio USHWA member and Ontario Racing handicapper), Truro Raceway track photographer Kyle Burton, and former Yonkers Raceway publicity director Frank Drucker will also be making picks for the contest.
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Pillage And Burn has not been spotted out of the top two places in months and will attempt to keep his miraculous feat moving forward on a special Tuesday evening (Dec. 22) card of racing at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
The 10-dash Tuesday card has a 6 p.m. (EST) opening post time with the featured pace lining up in Race 9 of the evening for a $2,300 purse. Pillage And Burn has been one-two in all of his outings since Sept. 26 and the Trevor Hicken trained pacer receives the honour of morning line favourite in Tuesday’s top event. Ken Murphy will steer the nine-year-old son of Cams Card Shark for owner Perry Burke of Grosse-Ile., Quebec.