St. Walburg’s Jamie Laboucane will be looking to build on a first place finish to open the season in Yorkton. (Submitted photo/Carolin McKenzie, CVM Photography)

By Martin Martinson

Chucks in action

CPCA kicks off stop in Poundmaker

Jun 16, 2022 | 5:00 PM

Opening day may have rained out Wednesday, but that hasn’t put a damper on this week’s chuckwagon action at Poundmaker Cree Nation.

The horses are ready to run and the rain clouds have been replaced by anticipation in the air for what will mark the second stop on the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association’s (CPCA) spring schedule, tonight through Sunday, June 16–19.

St. Walburg’s Jamie Laboucane, who has come storming out of the gates this season to win the circuit’s first stop in Yorkton with 139 points, said it’s always special to return to the tracks close to home to compete in front of friends and family.

“We had a great first show in Yorkton and did what we needed to do there, and now it’s always great to come back here,” Laboucane said. “There’s lot of people that like to make the drive and it’s nice and close to my communities around back home in St. Walburg, Turtleford, Paradise Hill area, so it’s kind of like a hometown show in a way.”

Laboucane spearheads a compelling leaderboard heading into the second stop on the schedule, that also includes local-area racers, Todd Baptiste from Cando, Sask. and Logan Gorst from Meadow Lake, who sit second and third respectively heading into action Thursday evening, with 135 (Baptiste) and 133 (Gorst) points.

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Sponsorship and sales rep. with the CPCA, Kim Carey, said the Poundmaker stop always makes for a highlight of the summer schedule.

“Chief [Duane] Antoine and Poundmaker Reserve have been a huge supporter of the CPCA, so I know everybody’s excited to get back there again,” Carey said.

“They have a nice track and a beautiful facility and it’s close to home for many of these drivers, so I know people are excited to have family and friends and all our local fans back to see everyone again.”

Tonight’s event will begin at 7 p.m. The full schedule is available here. Full results throughout the chucks season can also be found at the CPCA website and on the organization’s Facebook page.

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