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Thursday, 05 September 2024 00:06
Mike Vanin: From Chuckwagon Outrider to Top Horse Breeder, His Journey to the Fall Classic
Mike Vanin is Mr. Everything. Currently the executive director for the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association that is just the latest chapter in Vanin’s extremely varied and most interesting career.…
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 06:00
Varatti Shines in $100,000 Speed to Spare Championship with Impressive Win, Extending Streak to Five Top Finishes
Overlooked by the stellar dominance of trainer Barbara Heads on last Saturday’s Derby Day program - winning the $200,000 Canadian Derby with August Rain after Infinite Patience won her 21st…
Sunday, 25 August 2024 22:39
August Rain Storms to Victory: Redekop, Heads, and Perez Dominate Canadian Derby for Second Year Running
A day that began with grey hoary skies buffeted by a punishing wind ended with a little August Rain. For the second straight year B.C. owner Peter Redekop, trainer Barbara…
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 18:14
August Rain and Awesome Road Set to Clash in Star-Studded $200,000 Canadian Derby
Eleven thoroughbreds entered Saturday’s $200,000 Canadian Derby at Century Mile Tuesday afternoon. The morning line favourites - B.C.’s August Rain (5-2) and U.S. raced Awesome Road (3-1) - ended up…
Monday, 19 August 2024 13:01
The 95th Running of the Canadian Derby - Saturday, August 24th (video)
The 95th running of the Canadian Derby is coming to Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton this Saturday, August 24, 2024.
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Saturday, 17 August 2024 13:09
Vancouver Trainer Barbara Heads Eyes Canadian Derby Glory with August Rain and Star-Studded Stable
With seven nominations to Saturday’s Canadian Derby card that has six stakes races including August Rain in the $200,000 Derby itself it only appears that Vancouver trainer Barbara Heads has…
Monday, 12 August 2024 23:52
Grey Horizon Triumphs in Ralph Klein Memorial Despite Near Disaster on Final Turn
If you just took a snapshot of Grey Horizon crossing the finish line in this past Saturday’s $105,000 Ralph Klein Memorial a length and a quarter on top with the…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 17:19
2024 Canadian Derby Golf Tournament - a Backstretch Foundation Fundraiser
The Canadian Derby Golf Tournament, presented by Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, is the annual fundraiser for the HRA Backstretch Foundation. The Backstretch Foundation, established in 2012, supports the hardworking…
Tuesday, 06 August 2024 16:17
Campbell Dominates Ralph Klein Stakes with Top Contenders Grey Horizon and One Hot Minute
Maybe they should just give Brandon Campbell and his partners the money in Saturday’s $130,000 Ralph Klein stakes for three-year-old boys at Calgary’s Century Downs and not even contest the…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 06:00
2024 Rumpel/Klein Stakes Day Promo Video
Saturday August 10th is the Mid Summer Classic day featuring the biggest stake races of the season - the Gord and Illa Rumpel Memorial and the Ralph Klein Memorial -…
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 14:47
Shark Week’s Triumphant Return: Dominant Wins Signal a Comeback Stronger Than Ever?
Is it possible? Do you dare to imagine? Perchance, as Hamlet said, to dream? Shark Week had his brilliant 17-race win streak broken on April 27 at Calgary’s Century Downs…
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 22:07
Classy City Overcomes Adversity to Win $50,000 Count Lathum Stakes Despite Losing Shoe
An old proverb attributed to Benjamin Franklin goes like this: For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want…
Thursday, 11 July 2024 07:20
Jockey Rico Walcott Faces Battle with Aggressive Brain Tumour as Friends Rally Support
Rico Walcott’s nightmare has returned. So has another brain tumour. This spring Walcott, who was Alberta’s leading jockey 11 times before moving to Toronto’s Woodbine racetrack last fall, had a…
Thursday, 04 July 2024 20:16
Second Chances and New Beginnings: How a Retired Racehorse Brought Joy and Healing to an Old Friend
It was just after 3 p.m. last August when Susan Winsor drove up to Alivia Kettleson’s farm in Thorsby - about 60 km south west of Edmonton. It was a…
Tuesday, 25 June 2024 21:50
A Weekend to Remember: A Stakes Win and a Promising Return for Tom Rycroft
Coming into this past weekend, veteran trainer Tom Rycroft didn’t have a stakes winner in his barn at Century Mile. Exiting the weekend Rycroft now has two of them. First,…
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