![]() ![]() Rival harness race driver Marc Campbell agrees Barrieau is a major competitor. ![]() I mean, he's been that good for a long, long time," said Vance Cameron, a caller at Red Shores Raceway in Charlottetown.Ĭameron, who has called more of Barrieau's victories than anyone else and coined the racer's nickname 'Maritime Magic Man,' sums Gilles up in two words. ![]() Now at the age of 58, Barrieau's drives have earned him almost $11 million in purse money – most of it made in the Maritimes. "Then when you get old enough, you get old enough to train and jog horses, and then of course, the next thing is get your driver's license," said Barrieau during an interview with CTV Atlantic's Jayson Baxter. His grandfather, father, and four uncles all raced at Brunswick Downs and other Maritime tracks. Gilles Barrieau claimed his 5,000 th win during the Atlantic Breeders Crown weekend in Charlottetown.īarrieau's love of horses and horseracing runs deep in his Dieppe, N.B., roots. One of the Maritimes' most successful harness racing drivers reached a major milestone earlier this month. ![]()
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