The 2023 stakes season officially gets underway on Prince Edward Island on Sunday (May 28) with P.E.I. Colt Stakes action for sophomore pacers at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The stakes season kicked off at Truro Raceway on a rainy Sunday afternoon (May 21) with three divisions of the Donnie & George Turner Memorial Pace for three-year-olds.
Batterup Hanover made a big move on the backstretch, sweeping four-wide from the backfield in Sunday's feature, to haul down the defending Truro Raceway Horse of the Year American Risk for his second straight win in the top pacing class.
Batterup Hanover pounced from the pocket to win his season's debut in the top pacing class featured on Opening Day of the 2023 harness racing meet at Truro Raceway on Sunday, May 7.
Racing action begins at Canada’s oldest active half-mile racetrack this Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Atlantic Time with an eight-race card and lots of positivity heading into Truro Raceway's 2023 harness racing season.