Brian Andrew ‘\ 
     
     .\Iac.\‘eill and Kevin \V'ilkie. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Bill Andrew was one of Prince lidward 
     
     Island's most talented exports to Alberta. 
     
     Bill's intelligence and business acumen 
     
     enabled him to become a major entrepre— 
     
     neur in the oil industry. A major achieve— 
     
     ment and honor for Bill occurred when 
     
     he was appointed Chancellor of the 
     
     l'niversity of Prince Iidward Island. 
     
     Thankfully. the Andrew love for horses 
     
     did not escape Bill. Ilis official initiation 
     
     was in 1988 as a co—owner ol‘ Raised 
     
     limo/Ions. He served terms as director 
     
     and president of the Alberta Standardbred 
     
     Horseowners Association and as director 
     
     of Standardbred Canada. Harness racing 
     
     was improved because of his passion. 
     
     dedication and investment. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Blood runs thick and Brian stated 
     
     emphatically that if it wasn't for Blair and 
     
     Erwin Andrew. he might not have had 
     
     the work ethic and passion that he devel— 
     
     oped lor the standardbreds. He had high 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     praise and respect {or both ol' the horse— 
     
     men. Brian also had accolades for anoth— 
     
     er Island horseman. "A person that I 
     
     respected over the years and that I got to 
     
     know quite well was Aloe Ilennessey. Joe 
     
     was a hard worker and an accomplished 
     
     horseman. He drove a horse like I would 
     
     like to be able to drive a horse. He gave 
     
     proper care to a horse. In his own low— 
     
     keyed manner. Ioe Hennessey got the job 
     
     done. Aloe IIennessey was a gentleman.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     April I‘)th marked the opening of the 
     
     2008 Racing 
     
     Charlottetown Driving Park Entertain- 
     
    
   
   
    
     Season at the new 
     
    
   
   
    
     ment (lentre. It certainly started with a 
     
     bang for Brian and Meridian Iiarms East. 
     
     Ir‘our horses were entered. Brian drove 
     
     two well—bred young pacing mares to vic- 
     
     tory and two aged pacing horses to 
     
     respectable third place finishes. Brian 
     
     hoped that the opening day results 
     
     would be a good omen I‘or their racing 
     
     {or the rest of 2008. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     .\bo\e. Iancy Dreamland Brian .\ndre\\. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I.eIt: Ironstde and Brian Andrew with groom «lohn l)tlll:\ 
     
     l’ltt)t()s: Shannon Murray.