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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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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:09
Breaking the Second-Place Streak: Trainer Colleen O’Hagan’s Long-Awaited Victory with Mob Boss
Thoroughbred trainer Colleen O’Hagan had a bad case of seconditis until Mob Boss won last Friday on another cold evening at Century Mile. Going into that race O’Hagan had a…
Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:53
Alberta's Itsallgoodman Surprises Trainer with Blazing Fast Workout: Clocks Record Time at Century Mile
Shortly after 10 a.m. this past Friday, with the wind snapping from the west, a handsome, muscular bay colt named Itsallgoodman worked in company with Saxon Saga at Century Mile.…
Friday, 10 May 2024 07:48
2023 Alberta Thoroughbred Industry Award Winners Celebrated at 50th Night of Champions
Leduc, Alberta — The Lancaster Ballroom at the Royal Hotel in Leduc was packed on the evening of May 3rd as over 150 Alberta Thoroughbred breeders, owners, trainers, fans and…
Wednesday, 08 May 2024 23:42
Trading Horses for Cows: A Trainer's Unconventional Path to Success
Tom Rycroft sipped on a nonalcoholic beer at Century Mile reminiscing. “I got my first racehorse when I was 23,” said the trainer of last year’s Horse of the Year,…
Wednesday, 08 May 2024 00:37
Western Canadian Derby Series Returns for 2024
Western Canadian Derby Series Returns with Some Additional Incentives Joining forces once again, Assiniboia Downs, Century Mile, and Hastings Racecourse are set to deliver another powerhouse racing program with their…
Friday, 03 May 2024 16:33
2023 Night of Champions Winners Announced
The 2023 Alberta Thoroughbred Award winners: CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD COLT Rocky Mountain Turf Club Trophy ITSALLGOODMAN CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD FILLY Dwight McLellan Memorial Trophy MISS MIEZIE CHAMPION THREE…
Friday, 03 May 2024 16:28
American Blaze: A Tale of Triumph, Trials, and Transitions; 2023 Night of Champions Winners
There is an empty stall in veteran trainer Tom Rycroft’s shedrow at Nisku’s Century Mile racetrack with American Blaze’s name on it. But whether the horse, who was named Alberta’s…
Thursday, 02 May 2024 07:25
Race Track Testing at Century Mile and Century Downs (video)
We talk with Kaleb Dempsey from Racing Surfaces Laboratory about the metrics used in testing the race track surfaces in Alberta.
Sunday, 28 April 2024 22:15
Alberta Horse Racing Season Gallops Into Action with Record Purses and High Spirits
They’re at the post… Well, almost. While the harness horses have been racing in Calgary at Century Downs for a month, thoroughbred racing returns Saturday May 4 for the 2024…
Friday, 15 March 2024 19:31
Celebrating Harness Racing's Finest: Shark Week, Hennessy, Stout, and Arsenault Among Honorees
Rod Hennessy. Doug Stout. Shelly Arsenault. Shark Week. Scott McGinn… On and on goes the list of harness racing’s best from last year who were recently honoured just as a…
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