It has been announced that the Prince County Horsemen’s Club’s 2019 awards banquet will take place on April 11, 2020 at Credit Union Place Convention Centre in Summerside, and Rene Allard is going to be this year’s guest speaker.

Allard is coming off yet another solid season, as starters from his operation won 339 races and banked $5.91-million in purses in 2019. Over the course of his career, Allard has trained his pupils to 4,545 wins and more than $53.7-million in purses.

Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m. and awards dinner at 7:00 p.m. Jimmy Flynn will provide entertainment after the awards dinner, followed by music and dancing to end the evening.

Tickets are now on sale. All seating will be assigned. Also, a limited number of tables of eight are currently available.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from Lynn Whitlock (629-3346), Earl Watts (626-9444), Frank Banks (439-2981), Deanna Clow (629-9175), Darla MacEachern (439-5522), Jansen Sweet (856-0166) or Kingsley Walsh (432-4121).

(With files from the Prince County Horsemen’s Club)