Vote For Canada's Best Race Call - March 17

Standardbred Canada continues its first March Madness-style tournament to determine the best race call in Canadian harness racing.

From races available online as of March 1, 2019, SC compiled a list of 48 exciting races from across the country, representing the most recognizable announcers in the nation.

For the month of March, a new set of races will be posted at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) for fans to have their say on which race call is the best. Voting will only be open for each set of races for 24 hours. In the event of a tie, voting will be left open for 30 additional minutes.

The first round of the contest consisted of 16 brackets with three races each, with only one race from each of these brackets advancing to the next round.

We begin the second round today after the conclusion of the opening round on Saturday (March 16). The voting breakdown from the races posted on March 16:

• 2008 Molson Pace (Frank Salive) - 68%, advances to second round

• 2017 World Driving Championship Leg at Hippodrome 3R (Guy Lafontaine) - 18%

• 1983 Canadian Pacing Derby (Earl Lennox) - 14%

Click the image above for a closer look at the brackets

Here are today's races. Vote now for your favourite of these race calls, with voting ending on March 18, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.