Manitoba's Contribution to the Return of Harness Racing
The highly anticipated return of Canadian harness racing will happen this Tuesday evening at Western Fair Raceway and Rideau Carleton Raceway. Racing fans coast to coast rejoice that standardbred racing has been given the green light to return to action, filling the void from which occurred from it’s departure. Although the regular season here in Manitoba would not normally start until June regardless of this shutdown, Manitoba has had its own impact on Tuesday’s race cards. After looking at each track’s program, a few familiar names from the Manitoba circuit would catch the eye of many harness racing fans from the keystone province. Race 7 at Rideau Carlton Raceway features the Manitoban bred REYS N A ROCKET. Currently owned by Limco Inc out of Chateauguay, QC, the 7-year-old mare has had an accomplished career with 32 wins over 126 lifetime starts accumulating $191,817 in winnings. The bay mare was a star in her home province of Manitoba during her 3-year-old season. Bred by