MEETING: Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Balzac, Alberta, Canada - April 15, 2026

In the opinion of the Board of Judges, OWNER/TRAINER/DRIVER, AUTHORIZED AGENT, HAROLD RICHARD HAINING, PERM. ADD.: AIRDRIE, ALBERTA, CANADA, D.O.B. JUNE 11, 1962, did violate HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 286(a); A person violates these rules who, in the opinion of the judges/stewards board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of horse racing.

Mr. Haining will have conditions placed on his licence effective immediately until December 31, 2026.

MEETING: Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Balzac, Alberta, Canada - April 10, 2026

In the opinion of the Board of Judges, OWNER/TRAINER/DRIVER, AUTHORIZED AGENT, NATHAN KEITH SOBEY, PERM. ADD.: STURGEON COUNTY, ALBERTA, CANADA, D.O.B. DECEMBER 17, 1991, did violate HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 123(1); Any person responsible for a horse stabled at a Horse Racing Alberta licensed racetrack must provide proof of a negative Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins test). The test must be dated within the past 12 months (365 days) and submitted at least 48 hours before admittance to the racetrack. Proof of the negative test must be reported to Horse Racing Alberta Security. For full requirements, refer to Policy RLP012 Equine Infectious Anemia Policy; for having the horse “MATTEUSE” on the grounds with expired Coggins at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino.

PENALTY: NATHAN SOBEY is hereby FINED THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

In accordance with HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 297(1) fine to be paid within ten (10) days.

(Failure to pay the fine by April 20, 2026 will result in license suspension.)

MEETING: Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Balzac, Alberta, Canada April 10, 202

In the opinion of the Board of Judges, OWNER/TRAINER/DRIVER, AUTHORIZED AGENT, NATHAN KEITH SOBEY, PERM. ADD.: STURGEON COUNTY, ALBERTA, CANADA, D.O.B. DECEMBER 17, 1991, did violate HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 460; Drivers shall keep both feet in the stirrups during the post parade, while in front of the grandstand, and from the time the horses are brought to the starting gate until the race has been completed. Drivers shall be permitted to remove a foot from the stirrups during the course of the race solely for the purpose of pulling ear plugs and once these have been pulled, the foot must be placed back into the stirrup. If a driver’s foot is in the stirrup, he or she shall not allow his/her foot to hit a horse in any manner; while driving “UPLOADED” in Race 3, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

PENALTY: NATHAN SOBEY is hereby FINED THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

In accordance with HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 297(1) fine to be paid within ten (10) days.

(Failure to pay the fine by April 20, 2026 will result in license suspension.)

MEETING: Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Balzac, Alberta, Canad - April 11, 2026

TRAINER/OWNER, PAUL PATRICK TOLMAZOFF PERM ADD: SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, D.O.B. MARCH 14, 1961, did violate HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 286(a); A person violates these rules who, in the opinion of the judges/stewards board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of horse racing; is hereby FULLY SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY UNTIL HE APPEARS BEFORE THE BOARD OF JUDGES.

MEETING: Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Balzac, Alberta, Canada - April 4, 2026

In the opinion of the Board of Judges, TRAINER, AUTHORIZED AGENT, MATHEW PATRICK HOWLETT, PERM. ADD.: WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, D.O.B.: MAY 10, 2000, did violate HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 123(1), 286(a) and 296(1)(a)(2)(a); Any person responsible for a horse stabled at a HORSE RACING ALBERTA licensed racetrack must provide proof of a negative Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins test). The test must be dated within the past 12 months (365 days) and submitted at least 48 hours before admittance to the racetrack. Proof of the negative test must be reported to HORSE RACING ALBERTA Security. For full requirements, refer to Policy RLP012 Equine Infectious Anemia Policy. A person violates these rules who, in the opinion of the judges/steward board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of horse racing. The judges/stewards board may make an order, ruling or direction if it finds that a person has violated the Act, these or any other rules, track rules or conditions. The judges/stewards board may impose any one or more of the following sanctions: a fine not exceeding $100,000; for failing to notify HORSE RACING ALBERTA Security that the horse “TENACIOUS HANOVER” would be shipped in to Century Downs Racetrack and Casino on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

PENALTY: MATHEW HOWLETT is hereby FINED THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

In accordance with HORSE RACING ALBERTA Rule 297(1) fine to be paid within ten (10) days.

(Failure to pay the fine by April 14, 2026 will result in license suspension.)

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 4 Claiming Rules

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 335 g Claim can be voided

(1) The *judges/stewards board may declare a *claim to be void if

(a) any provision of these rules relating to *claiming is *violated,

(b) the *judges/stewards board is satisfied that the spirit and intent of the rules have been violated, or

(c) if the Official Chemist reports a positive test on a horse that was claimed, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant of the positive test by the judges/stewards,

(d) if the horse has been found ineligible to the event from which it was claimed, or

(e) if approved post-race testing procedures disclosed that an improper medication or drug was found to be present in the sample of the claimed horses and reported in the analysis report from the laboratory, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant by the judges/stewards.

(1.1) A claim may be voided if a horse is a starter as determined by the judges/stewards board, and the horse:

(a) Dies on the racing oval;

(b) Suffers an injury which requires the euthanasia of the horse as determined by the Official Veterinarian while the horse is on the racing oval;

(c) The horse is placed on the Veterinarian’s List while on the racing oval;

(d) The horse is removed from the racing oval by equine ambulance.

(2) If erythropoietin or darbepoetin is confirmed in a blood sample taken from a claimed horse, the claimant of that horse may request the judges/stewards to declare the claim invalid, but the request must be made within 48 hours of the claimant, his or her trainer, or authorized agent receiving notification of the positive test from the judges/stewards.

(3) When the judges/stewards board rules a claim to be void and the *horse is returned to the original *owner:

(a) the amount of the claiming price plus GST shall be repaid to the claimant;

(b) any purse money earned subsequent to the date of the claim and before the date on which the claim is ruled void becomes the property of the claimant, and

(c) the claimant is responsible for any reasonable costs incurred through the care, training, or racing of the horse while it was in their care, custody or control.

Rule 335 g Claim can be voided previously stated:

(1) The *judges/stewards board may declare a *claim to be void if

(a) any provision of these rules relating to *claiming is *violated,

(b) the *judges/stewards board is satisfied that the spirit and intent of the rules have been violated, or

(c) if the Official Chemist reports a positive test on a horse that was claimed, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant of the positive test by the judges/stewards,

(d) if the horse has been found ineligible to the event from which it was claimed, or

(e) if approved post-race testing procedures disclosed that an improper medication or drug was found to be present in the sample of the claimed horses and reported in the analysis report from the laboratory, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant by the judges/stewards.

(1.1) A claim may be voided if a horse is a starter as determined by the judges/stewards board, and the horse:

(a) Dies on the racing oval;

(b) Suffers an injury which requires the euthanasia of the horse as determined by the Official Veterinarian while the horse is on the racing oval;

(2) If erythropoietin or darbepoetin is confirmed in a blood sample taken from a claimed horse, the claimant of that horse may request the judges/stewards to declare the claim invalid, but the request must be made within 48 hours of the claimant, his or her trainer, or authorized agent receiving notification of the positive test from the judges/stewards.

(3) When the judges/stewards board rules a claim to be void and the *horse is returned to the original *owner:

(a) the amount of the claiming price plus GST shall be repaid to the claimant;

(b) any purse money earned subsequent to the date of the claim and before the date on which the claim is ruled void becomes the property of the claimant, and

(c) the claimant is responsible for any reasonable costs incurred through the care, training, or racing of the horse while it was in their care, custody or control.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules, Part 6 Standardbred Racing \ Division 4 Racing Rules

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

408 s Preference priority rules

Preference is governed by the following:

(a) if more than the required number of *horses are declared in to a *race with the same preference date, the previous preference dates apply;

(b) when a horse is racing for the first time at the gait declared for it, it has preference for its first start over other horses, regardless of their preference dates;

(c) when a horse is entered for its second lifetime start it has preference over horses that have started twice or more and have an equal preference date to single starter;

(d) if a *declaration is made for a horse that has already been drawn to start in a race that has not yet been contested, the date of that uncontested race is its preference date;

(e) if a horse has been *scratched, other than by the *judges board, the date of the race from which it is scratched is its preference date;

(f) if a race has been reopened for additional declarations, preference is to be given to those horses eligible and declared at the time declarations closed originally;

(g) if conditions so specify, preference can be given to 2-year old horses, regardless of preference date;

(h) if a racing program or any portion of a program is cancelled or a *race is declared no contest, the *horses affected by that cancellation or *declaration shall receive a special preference;

(i) the special preference is good in all categories except *stakes races and is to be considered “best preference”.

408 s Preference priority rules previously stated:

Preference is governed by the following:

(a) if more than the required number of *horses are declared in to a *race with the same preference date, the previous preference dates apply;

(b) when a horse is racing for the first time at the gait declared for it, it has preference for its first start over other horses, regardless of their preference dates;

(c) when a horse is entered for its second lifetime start it has preference over horses that have started twice or more and have an equal preference date to single starter;

(d) if a *declaration is made for a horse that has already been drawn to start in a race that has not yet been contested, the date of that uncontested race is its preference date;

(e) if a horse has been *scratched, other than by the *judges board, the date of the race from which it is scratched is its preference date;

(f) if a race has been reopened for additional declarations, preference is to be given to those horses eligible and declared at the time declarations closed originally;

(g) if conditions so specify, preference can be given to 2-year old horses, regardless of preference date.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 3 Horse Racing Misconduct, Division 1 Fouls and Objections

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 269 g Out of Competition testing program

(1) Horse Racing Alberta may order that biological samples, including but not limited to blood, hair, saliva and urine, be taken from a horse at any time or place and without prior notice.

(a) Standardbred horses entered to race in the Province of Alberta, may be subject to a Horse Racing Alberta determined time frame for retention before and/or after the horse races at the discretion of the Director, Regulatory and Supervisor of Racing.

(2) When an order for a biological sample is made, the sample must be taken by a *licensed veterinarian designated by Horse Racing Alberta or an official veterinarian, to determine whether or not the horse has any *drug, *medication or *foreign substance in its system.

(3) When an order for a biological sample is made by Horse Racing Alberta, the horse must be made available forthwith,

(a) by the *licensed owner or the *trainer of record of the horse,

(b) if the licensed owner or the trainer are not readily available, by any assistant trainer,

or

(c) if there is no assistant trainer, or if no assistant trainer is readily available, by any groom employed by the trainer of record of the horse.

(4) The failure or refusal, following notification to make a horse available forthwith for a biological sample to be taken in accordance with an order by Horse Racing Alberta is a violation of these rules and may result in one or more of the following:

(a) the horse may be scratched from any race it is entered into or subsequently entered into;

(b) the owner or trainer may be prohibited from entering any horse in future races in Alberta.

(5) No licensee, other than those authorized by Horse Racing Alberta, may obtain biological samples from any horse located off the grounds of a race track for the purpose described in these rules.

(6) Horse Racing Alberta may direct its laboratory to retain and preserve biological samples for future analysis.

(7) Horse Racing Alberta may fix a time period that biological samples are to be stored, and may order the destruction of stored samples after that fixed time period has expired.

Rule 269 g Out of Competition testing program previously stated:

(1) Horse Racing Alberta may order that biological samples, including but not limited to blood, hair, saliva and urine, be taken from a horse at any time or place and without prior notice.

(2) When an order for a biological sample is made, the sample must be taken by a *licensed veterinarian designated by Horse Racing Alberta or an official veterinarian, to determine whether or not the horse has any *drug, *medication or *foreign substance in its system.

(3) When an order for a biological sample is made by Horse Racing Alberta, the horse must be made available forthwith,

(a) by the *licensed owner or the *trainer of record of the horse,

(b) if the licensed owner or the trainer are not readily available, by any assistant trainer,

or

(c) if there is no assistant trainer, or if no assistant trainer is readily available, by any groom employed by the trainer of record of the horse.

(4) The failure or refusal, following notification to make a horse available forthwith for a biological sample to be taken in accordance with an order by Horse Racing Alberta is a violation of these rules and may result in one or more of the following:

(a) the horse may be scratched from any race it is entered into or subsequently entered into;

(b) the owner or trainer may be prohibited from entering any horse in future races in Alberta.

(5) No licensee, other than those authorized by Horse Racing Alberta, may obtain biological samples from any horse located off the grounds of a race track for the purpose described in these rules.

(6) Horse Racing Alberta may direct its laboratory to retain and preserve biological samples for future analysis.

(7) Horse Racing Alberta may fix a time period that biological samples are to be stored, and may order the destruction of stored samples after that fixed time period has expired.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 1 Administration of Horse Races and Veterinary Care, Division 1 Appointment of Officials, Facilities, and Record Keeping Racing Officials

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 112 g First aid and ambulance facilities

(1) A *licensed operator shall provide and equip a properly staffed and equipped Basic Life Support ambulance in accordance with the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act with primary care paramedics.

(a) At “A” Tracks during training hours where Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse racing is conducted; during qualifying where Standardbred racing is conducted, and during all racing hours for all breeds.

(b) At “B” Tracks during qualifying where Standardbred racing is conducted, and during all racing hours for all breeds.

(2) A *licensed operator shall have during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program, a qualified person who has completed the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5) or the most current Edition training for concussion assessment.

(3) A *licensed operator shall provide an equine ambulance staffed by trained personnel on association grounds on each day that the race track is open for racing or training.

(4) Provide a horse ambulance available to remove horses from the track.

Rule 112 g First aid and ambulance facilities previously stated:

(1) A *licensed operator shall provide and equip a first aid room and have present on their premises, or within easy call, a licensed physician, registered nurse, or qualified attendant and shall have present during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program an ambulance or mobile first aid vehicle, equipped and operated by the St John Ambulance or equivalent, for participants and patrons.

(2) A *licensed operator shall have during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program, a qualified person who has completed the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5) training for concussion assessment.

(3) A *licensed operator shall have a horse ambulance available in the stable area on race days for the removal of injured animals.

(4) Provide a horse ambulance available to remove horses from the track.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 3 Horse Racing Misconduct, Division 2 Rule Violations

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 286 g Conduct prejudicial to the best interests of horse racing

(1) A person *violates these rules who,

(a) in the opinion of the *judges/stewards board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of *horse racing, or

(b) does not comply with these or any *other rules.

(2) All Licensees shall conduct themselves in a professional, respectful, and orderly manner while on the grounds of any licenced racetrack or during any racing-related activity under the jurisdiction of Horse Racing Alberta.

(3) Any licensee found to be engaging in past or present conduct deemed disruptive, unprofessional, or abusive including but not limited to the following, may be subject to immediate disciplinary action by Horse Racing Alberta:

(a) Verbal abuse, physical or sexual misconduct, or discrimination;

(b) Behaviour that compromises the safety of others;

(c) Use profane, obscene, or threatening language;

(d) Engage in harassment, intimidation, or abusive behaviour;

(e) Interfere with the duties of racing officials or security investigators;

(f) Engage in conduct detrimental to the integrity, reputation, or orderly conduct of racing;

(4) Upon reasonable grounds the Director, Regulatory and Supervisor of Racing, the Deputy Director, Regulatory and Supervisor of Security, Judges, Stewards or authorized Security Investigators may:

(a) Issue a temporary minimum 24 hour suspension of the licensee’s privileges;

(b) Remove the licensee from the racetrack premises for a minimum of 24 hours;

(c) Restrict access to racing-related activities pending a formal hearing;

(d) Impose conditions on the licence;

(5) Such actions may be taken prior to a formal hearing if the conduct poses a risk to the safety, integrity, or orderly operation of the racing environment.

Rule 286 g Conduct prejudicial to the best interests of horse racing previously stated:

(6) A person *violates these rules who,

(g) in the opinion of the *judges/stewards board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of *horse racing, or

(h) does not comply with these or any *other rules.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA