The Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association (ASBA) and Horse Racing New Brunswick (HRNB) have announced that the Atlantic Sires Stakes program will take a one year hiatus in the province of New Brunswick this year.
All Atlantic Sires Stakes events slated for New Brunswick for the 2013 race season have been cancelled. The cancellation of the race season is due to insufficient funding from Horse Racing New Brunswick for the 2013 Atlantic Sires Stakes race season in that province. Each province participating in the program provides core funding for Atlantic Sires Stakes events in each individual province and without this funding the ASBA is unable to hold its events.
It is expected that a full slate of Atlantic Sires Stakes events will take place in New Brunswick again next year.
The 2013 Atlantic Sires Stakes race season will take place in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as scheduled.
(Atlantic Sires Stakes)