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Tuesday, 08 June 2021 15:06
After 60 years of training, MacDonald still getting wins from a select stable
Robert ‘Pinky' MacDonald didn't have a clue how to train thoroughbred horses when he and his uncle Lee Haynes decided — on a far-fetched whim — to buy a couple…
Wednesday, 02 June 2021 13:01
Digging deep in challenging fields second nature for bug Desean Bynoe
If you are wondering if new jockey Desean Bynoe can horseback you just have to replay his hustling, all-out ride on Lyla Lorraine in last Sunday's second race at Century…
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:50
Good spring training is showing huge results for Rycroft
Tim Rycroft. Tim Rycroft. Tim Rycroft. Say it six times. Alberta’s leading trainer the last three seasons, Rycroft won six races over the first two days of the current race…
Thursday, 20 May 2021 16:06
Real Grace's winning ways an inspiration for Brown to keep fighting terminal diagnosis
The news arrived black. Hard as coal and as unexpected as a knock on the door at two in the morning. Early last September thoroughbred trainer Shelley Brown had gone…
Thursday, 18 March 2021 00:06
Two stallions added to Alberta Thoroughbred and Harness breeding operations
Standardbred Stallion, Captain Deo, a son of the impeccable Somebeachsomewhere - photo by Lisa Photo Horse racing in Alberta - both thoroughbred and standardbred - has recently added two new…
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 22:04
Lancaster on a roll with 10 wins in 12 starts
You know the feeling when you get into scorching car with the windows closed on one of Edmonton’s rare sweltering afternoons? That’s Alberta harness trainer Chris Lancaster. Hot. Red-hot. Blistering…
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 11:25
Driving two 4-5 morning-line favourites, Campbell wins both major stakes at Century Mile
There’s tough and then there’s Brandon Campbell tough. After being involved in an accident in the fourth race which saw two drivers get hurt, Campbell was fortunate to get up…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:14
Western Canada Pacing Derby & Don Byrne Memorial - Sunday, November 29th (video)
This Sunday, two of the bigger Stakes races on the Alberta Standardbred calendar. It's the Western Canada Pacing Derby and the Don Byrne Memorial! Sunday, November 29th from Century Mile…
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 11:34
Elimination race winners set stage for Western Canada Pacing Derby final
What the hell just happened? Major Custard had won 17 races in a row. He was 13 for 13 this year including six stakes finals. And he lost Sunday’s first…
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 13:33
Major Custard comes with his own winner’s circle
Set to compete in Sunday’s elimination legs of the Western Canada Pacing Derby at Century Mile, Major Custard is that dominant — his statistics simply staggering. Consider: Major Custard has…
Monday, 16 November 2020 10:58
Century Mile Licensing Office Hours (November 2020)
HORSE RACING ALBERTA CENTURY MILE RACETRACK LICENSING OFFICE HOURS Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Office closed Monday, Tuesday, Friday and December 27, 2020
Thursday, 12 November 2020 10:55
"While other sports shut down, horse racing in Alberta exploded"
Eight months ago the prospects for horse racing, not just in Alberta but everywhere, looked bleak. Desperate even. Covid-19 had just broken out and there was doubt that horse racing…
Wednesday, 04 November 2020 09:31
Alberta represented at this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup
Dallas Birdrattler, who comes from Lethbridge and is a graduate of the Horse Racing Alberta / Olds College Professional Racetrack Exercise Rider Program, works for Valorie Lund, the trainer of…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 14:42
Mara Coote Freeman Memorial Award
The Mara Coote Freeman Memorial Award has been created to honour the memory of a great horsewoman, teacher, mentor, volunteer and passionate supporter of the horse industry. The award will…
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 12:34
Trooper John ready for Don Getty Handicap
A small tear tried to work it’s way down the cheek of normally stoic trainer Tim Rycroft. But Rycroft quickly wiped it away. “I just got so emotional when I…
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