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Tuesday, 29 November 2016 16:16
Four for four - It doesn’t get any better than that
Kelly Hoerdt had four fillies entered in last weekend's Northlands Filly Pace eliminations. All four qualified which means Hoerdt has half the field in the $70,000 Final which, like the…
Monday, 28 November 2016 11:18
Field Set For Northlands Filly Pace
Three-year-old pacing fillies Somewhere A Place and Lissoy were victorious in a pair of $10,000 eliminations for the Northlands Filly Pace on Friday night (November 25) at Northlands Park. The…
Wednesday, 23 November 2016 15:42
Monstrous connections looking forward to Filly Pace
Some moments are there to be savoured. Like sap dripping from a sugar maple tree, they are meant to linger. Warren Fuller knew that on beautiful late spring afternoon in…
Tuesday, 22 November 2016 22:43
November's Fan Club Contest
This Saturday, Northlands Park will host eliminations for the Western Canada Pacing Derby. Twenty-four three-year-old colts are nominated and the final will be contested on Saturday, December 3. Eliminations are…
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 23:46
Mike Hennessy is back where he belongs - on top
With harness racing set to return to Northlands this weekend, Hennessy has more driving wins than anyone still based in Alberta this year. He is so much in demand that…
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Wednesday, 16 November 2016 06:39
History of RMTC - Lyle Magnuson
With the Rocky Mountain Turf Cub racing schedule shut down until May of 2017 for its annual winter rest, Lyle Magnuson, the RMTC's leading trainer, is also taking a rest.…
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 01:14
2016 AQHRA Award Winners
The Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association 2016 AGM and Award Banquet was held Saturday, November 12. Congratulations to all of the breeders, owners, trainers and jockeys who made it a…
Monday, 14 November 2016 03:33
Hoofprints - November 14th
The Canadian dollar isn’t worth as much as Canadians might like when they’re buying something south of the border. But that reality didn’t stop a bunch of Alberta shoppers from…
Monday, 07 November 2016 06:42
Hoofprints - November 7th
Now that HRA and Northlands Park have agreed to continue the racing license until the new track in Leduc is ready in late summer, 2018, horsemen I’ve talked to are…
Thursday, 03 November 2016 15:17
A Tale of Two Ryans
To say that jockey Sheena Ryan is enjoying a fantastic year may be a slight understatement. In 2015 she finished as the 15th ranked rider at Woodbine with 20 wins…
Thursday, 03 November 2016 14:38
Northlands and Horse Racing Alberta Extend Horse Racing Licence
EDMONTON, AB – Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) and Northlands have reached an agreement that will see horse racing continue at Northlands Park Racetrack, while assisting Alberta’s horse racing industry during…
Sunday, 30 October 2016 21:43
Hoofprints - October 30th
“The best day I’ve ever had in racing.” That sums up Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2016 for Wetaskiwin’s Jean-Francois Gagne. In 5 drives in the Alberta Super Series, Gagne’s horses earned…
Friday, 28 October 2016 21:37
Shining Like Diamonds
Lindsay Fex has lived her dream this week at the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington! Lindsay and her 5 year old OTTB Diamond Hunter are…
Monday, 24 October 2016 13:02
Hoofprints - October 24th
What motivates someone to invest in racehorses? Maybe it’s a family affair. Maybe it’s a chance meeting with someone already in the business. Maybe it’s curiousity. For De Winton Alberta…
Saturday, 22 October 2016 22:37
Heartbreak on the final day of the season at Northlands
In a plaintive, gut wrenching heart beat the juxtaposition of victory and tragedy violently collided head on Saturday afternoon at Northlands. With the final rays of a setting October sun…
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