The sun was shining and smiles were aplenty on Mother's Day at Rocky Mountain Turf Club. Lyle Magnuson and Larris Allen continue to display why they won leading trainer and leading rider respectively at Rocky Mountain Turf club for 2018. Magnuson and Allen teamed up on, "Doc Radke", and, "Sterling Aly", in allowance races with both horses winning in gate-to-wire fashions. Listed below are the award winners for A.C.T.R.A., along with the Alberta Bred Winners.
Alberta Bred Winners
Category | Winner | Owner | Trainer |
2 Year Old Filly | Tizluminous Dorthy | Rocky Mountain Turf Club Sable | Lyle Magnuson |
2 Year Old Male | Anello | Bill Kinch | Bill Kinch |
3 Year Old Filly | Thorns N’ Roses | Bar None Ranches Ltd. | Les Adams |
3 Year Old Male | Real Cool | Garry Marks | Garry Marks |
Older Female | Lady Amelia | Gordon Howg | Garry Marks |
Older Male | He’s Italian | Judy Cuthbertson & Darcy Peterson | Norm Cuthbertson |
Aged Mare | Miss Moochie | Rocky Mountain Turf Club Stable | Lyle Magnuson |
Aged Male | He’s Italian | Judy Cuthbertson & Darcy Peterson | Norm Cuthbertson |
Claiming Female | Voodoo Vixen | Bar None Ranches, Ltd. | Les Adams |
Claiming Male | Blazing Temper | Pete Dubois & Mason Bassett | Pete Dubois |
Champion AB Bred Female | Lady Amelia | Gordon Howg | Garry Marks |
AB Breeder | Bar None Ranches, Ltd. |
ACTRA Winners
Category | Winner | Owner | Trainer |
Claiming Female | Voodoo Vixen | Bar None Ranches, Ltd. | Les Adams |
Claiming Male | Awesome T | Norm Bowden | Norm Bowden |
Sprint Female | Sterling Aly | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
Spring Male | Doc Radke | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
Distance Horse | Master’s Bluff | Darcy Ralph | Nellie Piegeau |
3 Year Old Fillie | Sterling Aly | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
3 Year Old Male | Klondike Ike | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
Older Female | Miss Nikki J | Jill West | Jill West |
High Point Female | Sterling Aly | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
High Point Male | Doc Radke | Lyle Magnuson | Lyle Magnuson |
ACTRA Winning Trainers
- RMTC Spring and Fall Meet - Lyle Magnuson
- Evergreen Park Meet - Nellie Pigeau
Horse Person of the Year
Longtime horse people Stan and Grace Marks, who both recently passed away. This was a well-deserved award to two of the best people to ever grace a backstretch.
Leading riders were Larris Allen for RMTC and Blandford Stewart for Evergreen Park
(presenting Lyle Magnuson with his award is Rocky Mountain Turf Club C.E.O. Max Gib)
(presenting Larris Allen with his award is Rocky Mountain Turf Club C.E.O. Max Gib)
(Accepting award for horse person of the year for Stan and Grace Marks is their long-time rider Scott Sterr and A.C.T.R.A. Vice President, Ed Akerstrom)