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Monday, 24 July 2023 20:53
Trainer Craig Smith's Unbelievable Bargain: Smart as Me Wins $100,000 Century Mile Handicap after $6,000 Purchase
The question isn’t how Smart as Me won Saturday’s $100,000 Century Mile Handicap. It isn’t about how the four-year-old won decisively by four lengths either. Instead, it’s all about how…
Tuesday, 18 July 2023 21:32
Count Lathum Attracts 20 Nominations as Canadian Derby Fever Builds
It must be getting to be getting close to Canadian Derby time. The Count Lathum, the first real Derby prep runs this Saturday, and it has attracted no less than…
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:59
Kystone Surges to Victory Against Tough Allowance Field, has Ownership Group Derby Dreaming
Wishing. Hoping. And dreaming. That’s what horse racing is all about. Especially if you are a race horse owner. Then everything changes. The excitement. The nerves. The passion. The bolt…
Wednesday, 05 July 2023 23:28
Ron Grieves Surprises with Leading Trainer Title at Century Mile: Consistency and Skill Propel Him to the Top
Ron Grieves has been Alberta’s leading trainer at Century Mile almost from the outset this year. Yet, when Grieves looked down his shed row this spring he didn’t know what…
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 07:00
Wacky Weekend of Thoroughbred Racing at Century Mile Delivers Surprises, Upsets, and Unlikely Victories
It was a wacky weekend of thoroughbred racing at Century Mile. About the only thing that didn’t happen was an Edmonton Elks victory. Which, of course, seems impossible. Almost everything…
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Wednesday, 21 June 2023 21:08
Western Canadian Triple Crown Race Series Information Guide (2023)
td { border: 0px transparent !important; } div.itemFullText h4 { border-bottom: none !important; The Western Canadian Triple Crown connects the $125,000 Manitoba Derby (August 7), the $200,000 G3 Canadian Derby…
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 19:15
Maskwecis Makes Triumphant Return to Racing After Overcoming Career-Threatening Injuries
It was late September in 2020 just days before the Canadian Derby, Alberta’s most prestigious and richest thoroughbred race of the year. Expectations around trainer R.K. ‘Red’ Smith’s barn were…
Monday, 12 June 2023 22:14
Shark Week Shatters Records, Becomes First Harness Horse to Pace Under 1:50 in Western Canada
He beat his opponents. He beat the clock. He beat his daddy’s record. He beat history. On June 3 Shark Week did it all becoming the first harness horse in…
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 07:35
Tim Rycroft's Training Streak Continues: Asyoubelieve Claims Sixth Consecutive Win in The Journal Handicap
The Journal newspaper is owned by Postmedia. But in horse racing, The Journal Handicap is owned by Tim Rycroft. When Asyoubelieve won this past Saturday’s 68th running of The Journal…
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 17:36
Ready Intaglio's Legacy Lives On: Son, Big Bad Intaglio, Triumphs in Alberta Sire Stakes Derby
Seven years ago the smallest horse in the field, Ready Intaglio, won the Canadian Derby at Northlands Park. Bought for just $1,000 after he went through the Keeneland, Kentucky Yearling…
Tuesday, 23 May 2023 19:31
"He’s by far the best horse I’ve ever trained." — Jim Wyness on Bon Prix’s Winning Season
As often is the case, there’s a story behind the story. In this story, there’s the soon-to-be 83-year-old trainer Jim Wyness. And then there’s a young backstretch worker named Jamie…
Friday, 12 May 2023 18:36
“I saddled A Fleets Dancer and then I saddled Northern Prospector. They won back to back.”
— a conversation with trainer Rod Cone It is getting late: just before 10 p.m. on a chilly Saturday evening of September 27, 2020. Real Grace has just gone wire…
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 18:20
Western Canadian Triple Crown Race Series Announced (video)
Assiniboia Downs, Century Mile and Hastings Park jointly announce the $550,000 Western Canadian Triple Crown race series. The Manitoba Derby - August 7, 2023, $125,000 purse The Canadian Derby -…
Friday, 05 May 2023 22:49
2022 Night of Champions Winners
It was a clean sweep. The remarkable Dance Shoes took all the awards she was eligible for at Saturday evening’s Night of Champions. Named the Moore Equine Veterinary Centre’s Champion…
Monday, 01 May 2023 21:12
Purse Increases and Incentive Programs Building Excitement for 2023 Season
Up. Up. Up. It’s everywhere you look as the 2023 thoroughbred racing season opens Saturday May 6 at Century Mile. Purses are up. Last year’s handle was up and management…
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