ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaP.E.I. harness driver sets new record, wins 9 of 14 races in one night30 minutes agoDuration 2:3330 minutes agoNewsDuration 2:33Harness driver Gilles Barrieau set a new record on Saturday night in Charlottetown when he won nine of 14 races. It now stands as the all-time P.E.I. driving record for a single card — and a modern Maritime record. The record for wins on one race card is 11, set by P.E.I. harness racing legend Joe O’Brien at Truro Raceway back in 1942. CBC’s Nancy Russell spoke with the new record holder at his farm in Bethel.Related Stories ‘Great Canadian jockey’ Ron Turcotte remembered in his N.B. hometown Driver dies at race track in St-Pie, Que. P.E.I. still tops impaired driving rate among provinces despite small decline in 2024 Temperatures recorded at 2 sites break P.E.I. record for hottest day in recorded history ‘What are the odds?’: P.E.I. man wins new cottage in raffle after house burned down this summerMore from NewsVideo2:09Fruit growers struggling to maintain crops as N.S. drought conditions lingerCBC News Nova Scotia 30 minutes agoVideo2:45Saint John exploring ways to upgrade aquatic centre for 2029 Canada GamesCBC News New Brunswick 30 minutes agoVideo1:01Stories to start your day from CBC N.L. — Friday, September 121 hour agoVideo5:552 Degrassi stars open up about their time on the show2 hours agoVideo2:08Owner of Eastway Tank facing criminal charges after explosion at facility in 20222 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:22#TheMoment Mark Carney surprised a volunteer at an Ontario raceThe National September 9Video4:21Charlie Kirk shot dead at university event, Trump saysPower and Politics September 10Video5:11Charlie Kirk shot dead while speaking at Utah universityThe National September 11Video1:475 children and driver escape before electric school bus catches fire in MontrealSeptember 10Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22
P.E.I. harness driver sets new record, wins 9 of 14 races in one night
