The Maritime Breeders Association has recently disclosed that Metro Home Building Centre of Charlottetown, P.E.I. and Truro Home Building Centers of Bible Hill, N.S., the principal sponsors of the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes, have prolonged their sponsorship agreement for an additional three-year period.r
The renewed backing from these locally-operated enterprises will result in an increase of £40,000 per annum in sponsorship funding, which will be added to the stakes purses for juvenile and three-year-old Maritime-sired trotters and pacers participating in the stakes programme.
Earl Watts, Chair of the Maritime Breeders Association, expressed gratitude on behalf of the association:
"On behalf of the Maritime Breeders Association, I would like to thank Peter Smith of Metro Home Building Centre, Charlottetown, PE and Arnold Hagen of Truro Home Building Centers, Bible Hill, NS for their continued support of the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes. This substantial sponsorship from two locally-owned businesses has been instrumental in elevating this stakes event into a premier occasion for Maritime-sired pacers and trotters."
The 2024 stakes season will mark the initiation of a new structure for the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes. Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia will take turns hosting all divisions of the event annually.
This rotation will enable enthusiasts in each province to witness the top talents of the Maritime stakes circuit competing at their nearby tracks. Prince Edward Island is set to host the 2024 Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes events at the specified dates and location below:
- 24th October at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park for two- and three-year-old colt and filly trotters.
- 26th October at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park for two- and three-year-old colt and filly pacers.
(This will comprise a double header with the two-year-old pacers racing on the afternoon card with a 12 p.m. post time and the three-year-old pacers competing on the evening card with a 6 p.m. post time.)