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Sunday, 10 March 2024 23:17
Honoring Legends: Red McKenzie and Jennifer Buck Receive Prestigious Sovereign Awards
Canada’s Sovereign Awards for thoroughbred racing - feting the best of the best - won’t be announced until April 18. But, two Albertans have already been honoured: In a unanimous…
Wednesday, 06 March 2024 21:07
2024 ASHA Awards Night Winners
.table-center { text-align: center !important; vertical-align: top !important; width: 50%; padding: 6px 0; } Congratulations to the 2023 season winners! 2 Year Old Alberta Sires Stakes FillyByby Baby Byby 2…
Wednesday, 06 March 2024 20:10
Remembering Elige Bourne - A Look Back at the 2018 Canadian Derby Homegrown Heros Feature
Homegrown Heroes - 2018 Canadian Derby Feature (video) Homegrown Heros features the connections to Shimshine and Regal Max — the two local favourites running in the 89th Canadian Derby. This…
Thursday, 11 January 2024 23:43
Unyielding Determination: Alberta Jockey Chris McGregor's Road to Hall of Fame Glory
Year after year retired Alberta jockey Chris McGregor would drive past the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame on the east side of monotonous Highway 2 just outside of Red Deer…
Monday, 11 December 2023 19:29
Alberta's Driving Titans Mike Hennessy and Phil Giesbrecht Reflect on Crossing the $1-Million Earnings Milestone
Mike Hennessy and Phil Giesbrecht recently both went over the $1-million mark for driving earnings this year. Two of the best drivers in Alberta, they are also both of the…
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Thursday, 30 November 2023 17:18
Logan Park and Warrawee Vital: Canadian History-Making Horses in Corbeil's Stable
Beaumont’s Blair Corbeil owns two of the fastest standardbreds in Canadian history. This year Logan Park trotted in 1:50 3/5 on July 4 at Toronto’s Woodbine racetrack - one fifth…
Monday, 13 November 2023 13:22
Meet Daisy Corvette — and the Novice Trainer Guiding her Progression
Here’s the story. Implausible as it is true: There’s a horse, Daisy Corvette, who, after showing a lot of spunk and talent last year as a three-year-old in Alberta, could’t…
Monday, 06 November 2023 22:02
McNair Dominates Alberta Super Finals with Five Victories, including the Two-Year-Old Colts Alberta-bred with Come On Santana
Mike Hennessy won six races including the Two-Year-Old Fillies Super Finals with precocious ByBy Baby ByBy. Yet, Hennessy was still upstaged by Doug McNair who was flown into Edmonton from…
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 23:38
Two-Year-Old Fillies Set Blazing Track Record in Thrilling Starburst Stake Showdown
Two weeks ago - on October 14 at Century Mile - ByBy Baby ByBy and Outlawguns N Roses put on such a monumental performance in the Starburst stake that it…
Monday, 30 October 2023 00:29
2023 Alberta Sire Stakes Super Finals - Nov. 4 (video)
Celebrating the top 2 and 3 year old Alberta race speedsters. Super star horses, super star drivers, a super purse of over $350,000. The best this province has to offer…
Monday, 23 October 2023 18:15
Dominating Double Victory at Century Mile: Side Piece and Blue Star Mercury Triumph in Alberta Harness Racing's Biggest Showdowns
Easy. First, Side Piece in Saturday night’s $134,300 Century Casino Filly Pace. Then, two races later, Blue Star Mercury in the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby - both humiliating their…
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 07:00
Over The Horizon and Blue Star Mercury Surpass Expectations to Reach Western Canada Pacing Derby Final
The stage is set. Favourite Over The Horizon and longshot King Kong slayer Blue Star Mercury both won this past Saturday’s Western Canada Pacing Derby eliminations to advance to this…
Monday, 16 October 2023 07:00
Keith Clark - a 50 year career and legacy of standardbred excellence (video)
As we anticipate the upcoming stakes races at Century Mile, we reflect on the remarkable career of Keith Clark, a Hall of Famer who once reigned supreme in the Alberta…
Tuesday, 03 October 2023 13:01
Alberta's Top Racehorses Prepare for Showdown: G TS Skyla and Virtual Horizon Dominate Preps, but Challengers Loom
It’s interesting. Very interesting. As expected, G TS Skyla and Virtual Horizon - the favourites for Alberta’s most prestigious races - the October 21 $110,000 Western Canada Pacing Derby and…
Friday, 29 September 2023 07:57
Positive Numbers from the 2023 CTHS Alberta Thoroughbred Sale
The CTHS Alberta Sale, held at Westerner Park in Red Deer on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 was a resounding success with significant positive increases on all benchmarks for the 69…
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