Old Home Week

MacDonald’s Golden Opportunity

August 14, 2016

“I’ve wanted to drive in the Gold Cup & Saucer my whole life. I was there every summer growing up; I’ve only missed one Old Home Week ever. We’ve had lots of horses in it, and I owned one. All I w...

YS Lotus Wins Gold Cup & Saucer Trial

August 13, 2016

YS Lotus took on harness racing's richest horse, Foiled Again, through a blazing opening quarter and went on to win the first of two $12,500 Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer trials on Saturday, August 13 ...

Kelly Memorial To Starcastic

August 12, 2016

Starcastic captured the Dr. Blair Kelly Memorial Pace Friday evening at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

Old Home Week Kicks Off Friday

August 11, 2016

Old Home Week will officially kick off this Friday evening (August 12) at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park with a red-hot, 10-dash card helping to set the stage.

Alpine Claiming Series Left Open

August 05, 2016

Officials in the race office at Red Shores have informed Trot Insider that they have left the box open for nominations to the Alpine Claiming Series until Monday, August 8 at 9 a.m.

Flashback Friday: Silks And Sulkies

A rare harness racing film from the middle of the 20th Century has been posted online by the National Film Board of Canada.

Armstrong Breaks His Driving Maiden

August 23, 2015

Lost but not forgotten in all the storylines from Old Home Week on Prince Edward Island is that rookie driver Luke Armstrong of New Brunswick scored his first-ever career victory.

Gold Cup & Saucer To Take It Back Terry

August 23, 2015

The connections of Take It Back Terry had to wait a day to see their Western Terror gelding triumph in the 56th edition of the Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer, but the delay made the six-year-old’s victo...

Gold Cup Undercard Full Of Action

August 23, 2015

While the main event was postponed after a storm rolled in late Saturday night (August 22), the Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer undercard went off without a hitch.

Update: Gold Cup & Saucer Rescheduled

August 22, 2015

Officials from Red Shores at Charlottetown Driving Park announced on Saturday following a rain delay that the 56th running of the Sobeys Gold Cup & Saucer has been postponed due to unsafe track co...

Allard: “I Know I Won’t Sleep”

August 21, 2015

After two relaxing weeks at a waterside cottage in Prince Edward Island, trainer René Allard has a hectic weekend ahead.

Sires Stakes Continue At Charlottetown

August 20, 2015

Two-year-old pacing fillies were in the spotlight during Thursday's double card of harness racing at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.