Covered Bridge wins Gold Cup and Saucer for 2nd year in a row
Covered Bridge was the runaway winner of the $100,000 Gold Cup and Saucer on Saturday night at Red Shores Racetrack in Charlottetown.
It was the second Gold Cup win in a row for the eight-year-old horse, owned by Mark Ford of New York and driven by Jordan Stratton.
"The first one was pretty close to the best experience in my life and my racing career and this is right alongside of it," Stratton said after the race.
About 20,000 fans were in attendance for the 65th edition of the event, considered Atlantic Canada's most prestigious harness race.
"The fans here are just unbelievable," Stratton said. "It's so great to see the harness racing supported by the local community."
Jordan Stratton, wearing green stripes, poses with P.E.I. Premier Dennis King and Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry after winning the Gold Cup and Saucer race Saturday night. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
Covered Bridge won by 3¾ lengths in a time of 1:50.4. He now has 51 lifetime victories and more than $1.46 million in earnings.
Twin B Tuffenuff was second and Save America was third.
