Article contentHolland College hosts the tournament with defending-champions UPEI, UNB, Acadia and St. F.X.Article contentRegardless of the outcome, UNB and UPEI will participate in the national tournament next week in Ottawa.Article contentNFLArticle contentThe NFL heads into Week 6 and lets take a look:Article contentThe Rams (2-3) host Arizona (1-4) this week and are looking to avenge that ugly loss to Buffalo on Oct. 11. Rams in a rout.Article contentThe Buffalo Bills (4-1) travel to the Las Vegas Raiders (3-2), who have given up 100 points in the last three games. Josh Allen should have a field day with the porous Raiders defence.Article contentThe L.A. Chargers (2-3) travel to meet unbeaten Kansas City (5-0) and QB Patrick Mahomes. The Chargers are weak defensively. Ouch, a wild high-scoring Chiefs win.Article contentCarolina (2-2) at Philadelphia (2-3): The Eagles gave away the game on Oct. 11, allowing a kickoff return and final-second field goal versus Jacksonville. Philly fans be careful – Eagles are without QB Hurts, RB Barkley and there are key injuries on the O line. Could be an upset.Article contentArticle contentDallas (2-3) at Green Bay (3-2): The Cowboys find ways to lose and Packers QB Jordan Love looked great last week in the drubbing of the Bears. Dallas has a porous pass defence. Looks like another Dallas high-scoring loss.Article contentHarness racingArticle contentWindemere Skye and Woodmere Rock It put their winning streaks on the line this afternoon on the 10-dash Maritime breeders card. Skye, who has the rail in Race 8 for $25,875, is unbeaten in 25 starts over two years and is the track record holder for age and gait for driver Marc Campbell and trainer Earl Watts. Woodmere Rock It has Post 5 in Race 9 for $27,00. Sunday’s-14 dash card at 12:30 p.m. features a $7,150 feature with Armitrage Hanover, Air Force Hanover, Twin B Tuffenuff in a field of six.Article contentThe Breeders Crown, the pinnacle of harness racing in North America, gets underway on Oct. 17 with eliminations at Scioto Downs, outside Columbus, Ohio. Redland Rocket Man and Beau Jangles, plus all the big boys of the sophomore division, are in action.Article contentArticle contentThe $44,000 open mares at Mohawk on Oct. 17 has Charlottetown’s Jason Ryan behind co-fave Carrera Sunset N vs. Lets Enjoy N, Wise Professeur and six others. Tough field.Article contentIn harness racing news, lots of familiar faces buying at the two-day Western Fair Sale, which concluded Oct. 14. James Perrot of Stratford collared Redland Marshall, a Lawless Shadow colt, a brother to One Wicked Man for $22,000.Article contentDr Ian Moore shelled $70,000 for another Lawless Shadow colt. Ian also purchased a Green Manalishi colt for $90,000, Wayne MacRae parted with $41,000 for a Bulldog Hanover colt, Pownal Bay Tom, consigned by Ian Smith, and a brother to Pownal Bay Bobbi, went to Mark Stacey for $17,000.Article contentSaul Lanagan shelled $30,000 for a Cattlewash filly. Arnold Hagen and Redland Farms parted with $27,000 for a Lawless Shadow filly; Wayne Whebby paid $60,000 for a Cattlewash colt; Marcel Barrieau purchased Hip 203, a King of the North colt for $70,000. More on this sale next week.Article contentArticle contentFred MacDonald’s column appears every Saturday in The Guardian. He can be reached at fiddlersfacts@hotmail.com.Article content
FIDDLER’S FACTS: Charlottetown Islanders will bounce back from big loss
