2018 O’Brien Finalists Announced On Tuesday, December 18, Standardbred Canada announced the finalists for the 2018 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. The…
Notice to all Licensees As Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) is mandated by the Horse Racing Alberta Act (Act) to control, regulate and manage horse racing, and as the HRA Board…
It was a beautiful crisp autumn afternoon as the Alberta standardbred community turned out to celebrate the Super Finals at Century Downs in Balzac. The day was an important day…
Late in the stakes season and now it's time for the Alberta 'showcase showdown' with the rich 'Super Finals' program carded for Saturday, November 17, at Century Downs. The top two and three-year-olds face…
The excitement level is building this week, heading into Saturday’s Super Finals day at Century Downs. A total of $380,000 will be won by the top 2 and 3 year…
Exit Smiling missed out on two of the biggest harness races of the summer, the Ralph Klein Memorial and the Western Canada Pacing Derby. But he may still be the…
One is a shot of a cloudy, dreary fall Tuesday night of harness racing at Northlands race track. A light mist is gathering. That picture was taken in 1982. The…
Tuesday morning harness trainer Chris Lancaster had just finished jogging Lady Neigh Neigh, one of the favourites in Friday’s $22,500 second division of the Jim Rogers Memorial, when a loose…
Mike Hennessy walked on water, made elephants disappear and solved a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded Saturday afternoon at Northlands. One of the most talented harness drivers in the business, Hennessy won…
Can the proverbial lightning strikes twice happen again? Two years ago trainer-driver Kelly Hoerdt qualified four three-year-old fillies for the Northlands Filly Pace and amazingly finished 1-2-3-4 with Brighten Your…