Truro Raceway is pleased to announce their hosting of the first ever Atlantic Women’s Driver Challenge, an all-female driver’s event on Sunday, July 21st, 2024.

The event will see 7 female drivers compete in 5 races on Truro Raceway’s afternoon card.  All 4 licensed female drivers in Atlantic Canada will participate, as well as 3 Ontario based drivers.  Headlining the event is Canada’s all time leading female driver for wins and money earnings, Antigonish native Clare MacDonald and the 2-time OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship winner Natasha Day.  “I’m honoured to be invited to participate in the Atlantic Women’s Driver Challenge at Truro Raceway. So happy to see more tracks coming onboard with women’s races and more women drivers being recognized in the bike.” said Day.

Truro Raceway is pleased to announce a special fundraising day on Sunday, June 9th to support New Start Standardbreds Maritimes, a volunteer charity organization founded in 2020 dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming former standardbred race horses. Their mission is to find caring homes for them for the rest of their lives.

“We are very pleased to support such an important charity, that is helping former race horses that need a new home due to their racing career being over or through no fault of their own have fallen on hard times.  It’s incumbent on all of us as an industry to help in the aftercare of these race horses once their careers are over.    We look forward to contributing to the positive work that Christina and her team are doing in Atlantic Canada and celebrating these wonderful horses, who are retired or in their second career.” commented Truro Raceway General Manager Steve Fitzsimmons.

Truro Raceway is pleased to announce the Trainer on behalf of the Hubtown Horse Owners Club for 2024 will be Gardner “Wink” McCallum.

Mr. McCallum, a native of North River, N.S., has been involved in harness racing for 50+ years. He has been involved in all aspects of the industry, including breaking and training young horses and training and racing both young and aged horses.

He also has experience dealing with a fractional ownership stable, having been the trainer of record for the Won’t Back Down Stable, who tied for the 2nd leading individual owner by wins (behind the Hubtown Horse Owners Club) at Truro Raceway in 2023.

Truro Raceway is pleased to announce that on Sunday, September 15th they’ll be hosting a very special race day, honouring the former Sackville Downs racetrack, which was in operation from 1955 to 1986 - with lots of festivities to recognize its rich history.

The racetrack is striking an organizing committee, who will manage the event, but expected to be among the festivities will be a large display of memorabilia and mementos from the former Sackville Downs, a race with all former Sackville Downs drivers participating and the opportunity to sponsor a race in honour of someone formerly connected to Sackville Downs. 

Ms. St. Germain has recently relocated to Truro from Milton, Ontario with her husband Allen, who is a Nova Scotia native.  

A busy mom of 5 kids, she is also a long-time customer of Woodbine Mohawk Park and has enjoyed harness racing action as a fan.  She is looking forward to being part of the industry in her career.  “I am excited to meet and work with all of Truro Raceway’s staff, customers, fans and horse people.  I’m very pleased to be part of Truro Raceway’s team.”  Said St. Germain.

“We’re very happy to welcome Tina to our staff.  We feel our customers will enjoy their interactions with her, and I’m looking forward to her being a big part of our racing operation at Truro.” Said Truro Raceway General Manager Steve Fitzsimmons.

Truro Raceway Chairman Anthony Stymest has tendered his resignation, effective immediately, from the Truro Raceway Board of Directors.

Stymest tendered his resignation after Truro Raceway received notification on Tuesday that its application was denied for a Judicial Review seeking to overturn a decision by the Atlantic Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) last December, in relation to Home Market Area boundaries for telephone account betting (HPIbet) within Nova Scotia.   

“It has been my pleasure to serve on the board since 2018. However, with the recent court decision, I am no longer able to commit my volunteer time," said Stymest. "I wish the organization only the best in the future.” 

Truro Raceway will have one final race card to close out their 2023 season, which will be on Sunday, October 29^th, with a 1pm Atlantic post time.

The card will be highlighted by the richest race to be contested in Nova Scotia this season, the 1^st ever Inglis Jewellers Diamond Classic $50,000 race for two-year-old pacing fillies.  The race will move back one week from its originally scheduled date of Sunday, November 5^th.