Thoroughbred Articles
Monday, 06 July 2026 14:32
Rainbow’s Pride Turns $20,000 Claim Into Stakes Sensation
Horse racing isn’t supposed to be this easy. You don’t claim a horse for the first time and then have it win back to back stakes races unless you’re talking…
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 08:00
Just 18, But Riding Beyond His Years
The future is now. And the dream continues. Just 18 years old and old beyond his youth, Richard Balgobin is the third leading rider at Leduc’s Century Mile in just…
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 08:00
Big Hug Comes Ready, Avana Comes Out on Top
Jockey Amadeo Perez looked at me like I had just asked the stupidest question ever. Either that or I was growing antlers out of my ears. After the much anticipated…
Friday, 19 June 2026 08:00
Century Mile Hosts AQHA Racing Challenge Finals on Road to Albuquerque
Quarter Horse racing fans will have the opportunity to watch some of Alberta’s top young horses compete for a chance at an international stage this Saturday, June 20, as Century…
Thursday, 18 June 2026 07:00
Big Hug, Avana Set for Long-Awaited Rematch in McKenzie
Muhammad Ali had Joe Frazier. Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer. And Yogi Bear had Mr. Ranger. Saturday at Century Mile - part of a three-day racing weekend - Big Hug…
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Wednesday, 17 June 2026 17:05
Yves Turcotte Named 2026 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award Recipient
TORONTO, June 17, 2026 – Yves Turcotte, who posted 1,347 career riding wins, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. The treasured Gomez Award is…
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 08:00
Where Women in Racing Take the Lead
The Horse Racing Women’s Association Comes to Century Mile Racetrack & Casino There is something fitting about the Horse Racing Women’s Association (HRWA) choosing Edmonton for its first major Western…
Tuesday, 09 June 2026 06:00
Undefeated Javier Emerges as Canadian Derby Contender
Let’s start with a joke: A man is interested in buying a horse from a farmer. The price is just $100. The man asks why he is selling the horse…
Wednesday, 03 June 2026 06:00
No Match for Avana in RedTail Landing Stakes
Saturday’s $50,000 RedTail Landing stake at Century Mile wasn’t a horse race as much as - for the longest time - it was bedazzling theatre. While second favourite Bling Dancer…
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 07:30
Small Field, Big Talent: Debrusk Shines in Loaded Allowance
There were only five thoroughbreds entered in this past Friday night’s allowance race for three-year-olds at Century Mile. But it still had all the makings of a stakes race. Even…
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 00:50
HRWA Expands Into Western Canada With ‘Day at the Races’ Event at Century Mile
The Horse Racing Women’s Association (HRWA) will expand its “Day at the Races” series to Century Mile Racetrack and Casino on Saturday, July 11 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for an…
Sunday, 10 May 2026 15:39
Meaning Gives Eclipse and Munro Another Major Racing Moment
In the most meaningful - no pun intended - performance by a partially or fully owned Alberta-owned thoroughbred, Meaning ran second in this past Friday’s $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks…
Friday, 01 May 2026 22:00
Champions Crowned: Big Hug Repeats, Itsallgoodman Breaks Through
Well, she did it again. For the second straight year Big Hug is Alberta’s Horse of the Year. The sublimely talented miss put on another clinic last year winning four…
Wednesday, 29 April 2026 06:00
Top B.C. Trainers Bring Firepower to Alberta’s 2026 Season
Edmonton just got a lot closer to Vancouver. With the closure of B.C.’s Hastings Park - after conducting horse racing since 1889 in Vancouver - B.C. thoroughbred trainers and owners…
Monday, 13 April 2026 16:28
Mr. September Earns His Place Among Racing’s Greats
On April 8, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame announced 14 new inductees into the Hall of Fame. The inductees included Trainer Dale Saunders, Dr. Maurice Stewart and Jockey…
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