Atlantic Sires Stakes harness racing action returns to Fredericton Raceway on Canada Day, as three-year-old pacing colts and fillies highlight two holiday cards

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The fillies will take to the track during the afternoon card of racing, as three “A” divisions will go for a purse pool of $7,700 each and one “B” division will go for $2,500. Post time for the afternoon race card on Thursday, July 1 is 1 p.m.

Atlantic Sires Stakes racing action will heat up again in the evening , when the three-year-old pacing colts meet for competition. Three “A” divisions will race for $7,320 each and two “B” divisions will each go for $2,500. The Walter Dale Memorial Invitational Pace will be another highlight on the evening card of racing, with first race post time slated for 6:30 p.m.

Points accumulated in each Atlantic Sires Stakes “A” division event goes towards earning entry into the season-ending Atlantic Breeders Crown Championships. This year Truro Raceway will host the premier harness racing event. The Weekend Festival of Racing will take place October 8, 9 and 10 and will include the Atlantic Sires Stakes championships and consolations, as well as invitational races and the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition Select Yearling Sale.

Current point standings for the 2010 Atlantic Breeders Crown can be viewed at www.atlanticsiresstakes.ca.

(Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association)