Officials with Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) have announced details for the start of the 2022 harness racing season in the province.

Qualifying races will be held this Saturday, May 7 at 12 p.m. Those who wish to enter a horse to qualify can do so by calling 506-663-5302 no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, May 6. The season will commence on Saturday, May 14 with leg one of the N.B. Breeders taking center stage.

A slight change to the season schedule was made in order to accommodate the 2022 Maritime Stakes schedule and in the best interest of racing. The full 2022 racing schedule can be seen below:

May 14: N.B. Breeders (Leg 1)
May 21: Ted & Dawn Bremner Memorial
May 28
June 4: N.B. Breeders (Leg 2)
June 11
June 18: Walter Dale Memorial 
July 1: Barrieau McIsaac Stakes eliminations, N.B. Breeders for two-year-olds (Leg 1)
July 8 (6:30 p.m. post time): Barrieau McIsaac final
August 5 (Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. post time): Kelti Burnett Memorial, N.B. Breeders for two-year-olds (Leg 2)
September 3: Maritimer Stakes, Rod Goguen Memorial, Milton Downey Memorial, Open Mares
October 15: N.B. Breeders finals for two and three-year-olds

(With files from HRNB)