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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 -…
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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,…
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 21:15
The Shirley Vargo Handicap and Spangled Jimmy Handicap - Friday, June 21 (video)
This Friday June 21 at Century Mile, two $50,000 stake races are on the thoroughbred card! The Shirley Vargo for Handicap 3-year olds and up fillies and mares and the…
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 12:00
The Shirley McClellan Stake and Moores Mile - Saturday, June 15 (video)
Two harness stakes are on on Saturday's race card at Century Downs in Calgary - The Shirley McClellan Stake and the Moores Mile
Tuesday, 11 June 2024 21:39
Golf Game Leads to Victory: Classy City Shines in Western Canada Handicap
Back in February, three Alberta horsemen played golf in Tampa, Florida. There were owner/breeder Adrian Munro, his son, Tyler, and trainer Craig Smith. “Adrian and Tyler are pretty good golfers;…
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 19:16
Decoy Dominates: Last-to-First Victory Stuns in Journal Handicap at Century Mile
In Century Mile’s first thoroughbred stakes race of the year – last Friday’s Journal Handicap – Decoy turned in the most visually impressive performance of the young season. Hands down.…
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 22:35
Undeterred and Unstoppable: Jockey Desmond Bryan Triumphs Against All Odds
Nothing can stop jockey Desmond Bryan. Not injuries. Not being aboard longshots. Nothing. “It’s the passion,” said Bryan. “It gets in your blood and you never want to stop.” From…
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