Old Home Week 2014 is sure to be filled with tons of power-packed racing action and memories that will last a lifetime.
Every Old Home Week (OHW) is filled with memories. Last year, Marc Campbell and Escape The News won the Gold Cup and Saucer in track record fashion.
Also, it is hard to forget the special Sunday afternoon mile in 2008 when Island native Earl Smith and Pownal Bay Matt crossed the wire first, and only four lengths separated the whole field. It has been dubbed one of the greatest Gold Cup and Saucers of all-time.
The 1988 Gold Cup and Saucer has gone down as a classic. The race saw Dr. Ian Moore work his way up the inside of the entire field from fourth to win in the mud.
How about August 20, 2005 when Flaming Moe and Gilles Barrieau set the track record of 1:54.3 for three-year-old pacing colts when they won by 10 lengths?
Think back to August 18, 2001, when the track crew needed to grade the track because of the mud. Just four races after that, Firms Phantom picked up his 22nd straight victory in 1:54.4.
These memories make Old Home Week and racing in the Maritimes special. As part of making memories last, Red Shores is proud to announce that the Memory Lane segment, sponsored by Metro Building Supplies, will be back again this year.
The Race Day broadcast will highlight some of those Old Home Week memories from years past.
(With files from Red Shores)