By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores<\/p>\n
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE \u2013 The Trials were drawn for the 65 edition of the Gold Cup and Saucer, presented by Atlantic Lottery, during the official press conference Tuesday morning at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.<\/p>\n
The prestigious $100,000 Gold Cup and Saucer final will be held on Saturday August 17 with 25 horses entered in the Trials vying for the top nine spots.<\/p>\n
The first two $15,000 Gold Cup and Saucer Trials are set for Saturday during the 4 P.M. program scheduled at Red Shores Charlottetown.<\/p>\n
The fastest horse in the history of New Brunswick harness racing, American History, has rail control in the first Trial for the husband-wife team of driver Dale Spence and trainer MacKenzie Spence. The Woodbine Mohawk Park Preferred pacer toured Connell Park in Woodstock, N.B., in 1:52 flat while winning the recently held Kelti Burnett Memorial for owner Patrick Hill of Fredericton, N.B.<\/p>\n
The second $15,000 Gold Cup and Saucer Trial has the return of defending champion Covered Bridge from the Jeff Gillis stable. The Yonkers Raceway regular won the 2023 edition of the Gold Cup and Saucer in 1:50.3 in line to Jordan Stratton for owner Mark Ford of Campbell Hall, New York.<\/p>\n
The third and final Gold Cup and Saucer Trial will be held Monday evening during the 6 P.M. card at Red Shores Charlottetown. Rocks Shining Star will leave from post 1 for trainer Jamie Smith and owner Thestable.ca. The 16-time winner has been racing the Open level across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.<\/p>\n
The top three finishers from each Trial will advance to the $100,000 final, with the fourth through sixth place finishers going to the James (Roach) MacGregor Gold Cup and Saucer consolation on August 16. A second consolation race will be held for the seventh, eighth and ninth place finishers in the Trials.<\/p>\n
Gold Cup & Saucer Trial #1 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong> Gold Cup & Saucer Trial #2 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong> Gold Cup & Saucer Trial #3 \u2013 Monday<\/strong> By Nicholas Oakes For Red Shores CHARLOTTETOWN, PE \u2013 The Trials were drawn for the 65 edition of the Gold Cup and Saucer, presented by Atlantic Lottery, during the official press conference Tuesday morning at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The prestigious $100,000 Gold Cup and Saucer final will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-racing-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPost \u2013 Horse – Trainer
\n1 – American History \u2013 MacKenzie Spence
\n2 – Fern Hill General \u2013 Tom Weatherbie
\n3 – One Eight Hundred \u2013 Ellen Stevenson
\n4 – P L Ozzy \u2013 Darren Smith
\n5 – Save America \u2013 Jamie Smith
\n6 – Hes Sure Good \u2013 Noah Whebby
\n7 – Bayfield Beach \u2013 Victor Puddy
\n8 – Binge On Yankee \u2013 Jeff Gillis
\n9 – Bee Two Bee \u2013 Ashley Gamester<\/p>\n
\nPost \u2013 Horse – Trainer
\n1 – Blue Hunt \u2013 Ashley Gamester
\n2 – Bounty Hunter \u2013 Kenny Arsenault
\n3 \u2013 Fortify \u2013 Chris MacKay
\n4 – Ilikemebettor A \u2013 Mike McGuigan
\n5 – Saulsbrook Ian \u2013 Jamie Smith
\n6 – Covered Bridge \u2013 Jeff Gillis
\n7 – Twin B Tuffenuff \u2013 Ron Matheson
\n8 – Roll Em \u2013 Brent Campbell<\/p>\n
\nPost \u2013 Horse – Trainer
\n1 – Rocks Shining Star \u2013 Jamie Smith
\n2 – Island Beach Boy \u2013 Tom Weatherbie
\n3 – Heaven On High N \u2013 Jamie Smith
\n4 – Bob Loblaw \u2013 Ken Middleton
\n5 – Southwind Sambucca \u2013 Victor Puddy
\n6 – Smooth Lou \u2013 Corey MacPherson
\n7 – High Voltage Deo \u2013 Brendan Curran
\n8 – Larry Karr \u2013 Dean Nixon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"