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She needs no introduction at Truro Raceway. Clare MacDonald opened the 2023 meet with a training/driving victory, winning with Woodmere Clara on May 7. Over her career, the Antigonish, N.S. native has earned her place in harness racing history, becoming the winningest active female driver in North America.
After campaigning the top trotters in the Atlantic Sires Stakes program last year, trainer Clare MacDonald will be hoping to pick up where she left off as the season gets underway for the diagonally-gaited youngsters this evening (Tuesday, July 12) at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway.
It was a stakes-filled Tuesday at Truro Raceway, as stars of the Atlantic Sires Stakes were out in full force on the eight-race program. In the first of the two $9,220 ‘A’ divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies it was Woodmere Jazz rolling to an impressive-looking score in 1:57.4 for driver Gilles Barrieau. He had the daughter of Rollwithitharry-Shadow Dancer on the lead through fractions of :28.4, :59.2 and 1:28.4 before punching home in :29 to win by 2-1/2 lengths over Rhojo Moe. West River Glo was third. Kevin MacLean trains the youngster for Reg MacPherson of Stratford, PE. She...
Moonshine Monday may have left from the second tier in his Atlantic Sires Stakes trot division but driver Myles Heffernan, Sr. still found a way to leave sharply and put himself in position for the win Tuesday evening at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway. The $19,620 Atlantic Sires Stakes-PEIHRIA two-year-old trot division had Berts Legacy (Driven by Paul Lanigan) fire sharply to the front in a :32.4 opening quarter with Moonshine Monday following her helmet at the beginning to get away third. The son of Armbro Barrister then started a first-over advance and took over the lead past the hal...