After travelling Thursday, Team PEI is in Winnipeg and other locales for their first full day at their site of the 2017 Canada Games. The Opening ceremonies are set for Friday night, and then the action in the various first-week sports opens Saturday.
Thursday night was déjà vu for Nogreatmischief as he visited the winner’s circle for the second week straight in the Thursday night feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.
Walter Cheverie was in the bike behind the six-year-old son of Bettors Delight as he scored a 1:56.1 victory in the $2,100 Thursday evening featured pace.
Walter Cheverie was in the bike behind the six-year-old son of Bettors Delight as he scored a 1:56.1 victory in the $2,100 Thursday evening featured pace.
Live racing continues Saturday evening at Red Shores Charlottetown with a 6 P.M. first race post time.
A wild afternoon in Toronto. The Blue Jays had manager John Gibbons and two players ejected in the fifth inning but still came back to beat the Athletics 8-4 at Rogers Centre. Steve Pearce hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th for the Jays. The N.Y. Yankees edged Tampa Bay 6-5 in 11 innings. The Red Sox were off.
In the CFL, the Blue Bombers recovered from down 12 with just over a minute left to beat Montreal 41-40 in Winnipeg.
Kevin Chappell is part of a five-way tie for first place at the R-B-C Canadian Open after the first day of action. First-round action was suspended due to darkness at Glen Abbey Golf Course.