Representatives from the Maritime Harness Racing Industry Associations, along with the Atlantic Sires Stakes program, have jointly announced that the 2020 Maritime Stakes schedule has been revised in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

All originally scheduled stakes races planned for May and June will be held, but will be rescheduled throughout the race season. The stakes season is now planned to start in July.

“We have decided to release the 2020 stake dates to horse people across Atlantic Canada with the understanding this all depends on inter-provincial travel within the Maritimes,” said Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association President Wayne MacRae. “We are still working with each Province on how inter-provincial travel will operate with the hope that it is feasible come July 1st.”

Horse owners should also note that that for 2020, two-year-old Maritime Breeders events will be contested as divisions while three-year-old Maritime Breeders events go with eliminations and a final.

Officials plan to provide another update the week of June 22 or before if information becomes available.

(Red Shores)