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Tuesday, 09 October 2018 10:19
Hoofprints - October 9
There is no more devoted fan of the sport of thoroughbred racing than Calgary businessman, Don Danard. It is a rare day that you don’t find Don and his wife,…
Wednesday, 03 October 2018 10:16
B Cup Stakes action highlight of RMTC weekend
The highly anticipated B Cup Stakes day took place on Saturday and there were some outstanding races. Things kicked off with the 3-year old Filly Stakes and Lyle Magnuson's, "Sterling…
Monday, 01 October 2018 20:07
Hoofprints - October 1
A little charity work, a little stakes action, and a whole bunch of great racing over three days this Thanksgiving holiday weekend at Century Downs in Balzac. It begins Saturday…
Monday, 01 October 2018 11:04
Recovery on track for Campbell
His world careening wildly out of control, harness driver Brandon Campbell wanted to end it all as he drove back home to Alberta this past March after another failed drug…
Friday, 28 September 2018 12:29
Backstretch Foundation Newsletter - September 2018
It’s now officially fall, and we are hoping for some unseasonably warm and dry weather for the rest of the meet. Thank you to Rod Haynes, Equine Extreme, and Century…
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Friday, 28 September 2018 08:28
Indian Relay Races highlight racing at RMTC
The sounds of Pow-Wow music, colourful dancers, riders and horses, along with a thousand smiling faces was the major theme at Rocky Mountain Turf Club this past weekend. The event…
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 08:45
Clark recovering from quadruple bypass
Keith Clark knew immediately that something was wrong. Something very wrong. “I was line driving some colts last month and I was huffing and puffing. I don’t run but I’m…
Monday, 24 September 2018 13:59
Hoofprints - September 24
It was quarter horse weekend at Century Downs, highlighted by Friday night’s annual mixed sale and stallion service auction and by four stakes races on the Saturday racing program. If…
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 13:06
Second Leg of Marathon Series highlight of RMTC Weekend
The second leg of the Starter Allowance Marathon series with a distance of a mile and an eighth, was the highlight race of the weekend at Rocky Mountain Turf Club.…
Tuesday, 18 September 2018 19:09
Triple Threat
That’s what Rod Starkewski will send out in this weekend’s stakes action at Northlands. The veteran trainer has Maxsamian in one of Friday’s two legs of the Starburst for two-year-old…
Monday, 17 September 2018 13:46
Quarter Horse Feature Day at Century Downs
Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association (AQHRA) presents the inaugural running on Saturday, September 22nd - post time is 1:15 pm The best Alberta-bred quarter horses will be competing in the…
Monday, 17 September 2018 11:20
Hoofprints - September 17
It was a cold, damp Sunday at Century Downs, but the weather did little to stifle the enthusiasm of a crowd that turned out to celebrate the best of Alberta…
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 21:47
Melissa Keith Set To Debut At The Track On 2
With decades of experience, in harness racing, to her credit - award-winning writer Melissa Keith, of Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia, is on the move to Western Canada and is set…
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 09:08
Perfect finish for Marjorie Dumont and Outlaw Fireball
It was picture perfect. As she crossed the finish line Marjorie Dumont turned to the camera and flashed a smile that was as wide and as long as her four…
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:09
Alberta Bred Stakes highlight weekend at RMTC
Six Alberta Bred Stakes races stole the show this past weekend at Rocky Mountain Turf Club Starting things off was the Fillies & Mares sprint at five and a half…
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