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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…
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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…
Sunday, 23 April 2023 13:51
An excerpt from "The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty"
In anticipation of the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, author Curtis Stock has provided an excert from his book featuring Ron Turcotte's win aboard Secretariat. A record…
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 22:33
Walcott on the move to Woodbine
Rico Walcott, who has dominated the Alberta riding scene like few before, is headed to Toronto to ride at Woodbine. The question isn’t why the transcendent jockey is going, but…
Thursday, 02 March 2023 20:35
Saunders unanimously named Canada’s E. P. Taylor Award of Merit for 2022
A quiet, humble man, who never bragged about all his many accomplishments, Dale Saunders, who this week was unanimously named Canada’s E. P. Taylor Award of Merit winner of 2022,…
Friday, 17 February 2023 18:33
Impressive win for Chase the Chaos in El Camino Real stake at Golden Gate Fields
When Chase the Chaos split horses at the top of the stretch and then powerfully swooped past the leaders and on to a very visually impressive victory in the February…
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