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Gilles Barrieau started his driving career in 1981 in New Brunswick. Barrieau is a multiple winner of the O\u2019Brien Award for Horsemanship and has topped the 100-win mark in 31 different seasons. Barrieau recorded win number 5,000 of his career at Red Shores Charlottetown in 2022.<\/p>\n

Gilles has won the Gold Cup &amp; Saucer with Comedy Hour in 1997, Canaco Simon in 2000, London Mews N in 2002, and Shadow Place in 2017. Barrieau has also won the Governor\u2019s Plate a record six times, most recently with Twin B Tuffenuff in 2024.<\/p>\n

Gilles set a PEI record for most wins on a single program recording 9 wins at Red Shores Charlottetown on September 6th, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gilles Barrieau started his driving career in 1981 in New Brunswick. Barrieau is a multiple winner of the O\u2019Brien Award for Horsemanship and has topped the 100-win mark in 31 different seasons. Barrieau recorded win number 5,000 of his career at Red Shores Charlottetown in 2022. 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