Trial starters were revealed for the 66th Gold Cup & Saucer (Grade 3), presented by Atlantic Lottery, at a press conference to kick off Old Home Week on Tuesday morning, Aug. 5 at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at Charlottetown Driving Park.
Red Shores will host 10 cards of live harness racing for Old Home Week beginning on Thursday, Aug. 7, with a double header on Saturday, Aug. 16 capped off by the $100,000 Gold Cup & Saucer. The "$10,000 Break The Track Record" bonus promotion is back in play for this year's Gold Cup & Saucer final.
With 16 horses entered, there will be two $15,000 trials held with the top finishers from each advancing to the final. The trials are set for Saturday, Aug. 9 during the 4 p.m. ADT program scheduled at Red Shores Charlottetown.
The fields for the trials are listed below in post position order.
Gold Cup & Saucer Trial #1
Post - Horse
1. Malignity
2. Roll Em
3. Bounty Hunter
4. Its Major Major A
5. Virgo
6. Saulsbrook Ian
7. Legion Seelster
8. Bee Two Bee
Gold Cup & Saucer Trial #2
Post - Horse
1. Lakers Bank
2. Fortify
3. Bettor Than Spring
4. Poseiden Seelster
5. Miki Shan N
6. Nuttin But Finesse
7. Arbitrage Hanover
8. Twin B Tuffenuff
A replay of the Red Shores press conference is available below.
(Standardbred Canada)