Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) will kickoff a new era of racing at Connell Park in picturesque Woodstock, N.B. on Saturday, June 3. With the closing of Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John, the harness racing spotlight will shine brightly on Woodstock for 10 race dates this season.
Scott Waddell of Saint John has seen first-hand the decline in harness racing in New Brunswick over the past 40 years. Waddell, part of the harness racing community, wants people to know what's happening. He has decided to start a Maritime horse racing podcast called Harness the Talk.
After weeks of avoiding questions about the future of harness racing in the province, the president of Horse Racing N.B. talks about what its members would like to see.
Live video is available from Saint John, N.B. as Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) hosts the final regularly scheduled live card of harness racing at Exhibition Park Raceway.