Thoroughbred
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Monday, 31 October 2022 20:51
Brown's Orange Theory gets it done in the Lynn Chouinard Founders Distaff
Neither refusing to call it quits, two very much alike fighters got together to win Saturday’s $50,000 Lynn Chouinard Founders…
Thursday, 27 October 2022 12:04
Four Stakes on the card this Saturday at Century Mile
Rick Hedge had a plan. The trainer was going to run his supremely talented and precocious two-year-old filly Big Hug…
Friday, 21 October 2022 07:19
Bon Prix well on pace to be named Alberta’s champion claimer
Horse racing is full of stars. Some are just playing on bigger stages and running for more money. Take Bon…
Tuesday, 04 October 2022 18:52
Entitled Star and Meagan Fraser team up to break maiden and nab first career win
It was the last race of this past Friday’s thoroughbred card at Century Mile. Nothing special that’s for sure: a…
Monday, 03 October 2022 18:42
2022 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Sales Stakes Promo (video)
An all-Canadian affair! Over $200,000 on the line. Saturday, October 8, 2022 from Century Mile in Edmonton - post time…
Monday, 26 September 2022 18:08
Female Jockey Charity Race to Support Ovarian Cancer this Saturday
The ladies of the backstretch of Century Mile will ride for a great cause - Ovarian Cancer Canada - on…
Monday, 19 September 2022 18:14
"One Thousand dollar horse wins a lot of money" - Stevie Wonder Girl winning Alberta Oaks
Make no mistake. This is a story about a dream: a fairy tale come true. It is also a magical…
Monday, 12 September 2022 16:48
Greek Geek finally back on form in Alberta Breeders Handicap
“Finally,” exhaled trainer Tim Rycroft after Greek Geek won the Alberta Breeders Handicap - one of seven $50,000 stakes races…
Tuesday, 06 September 2022 19:41
Big Hug well prepared for Saturday's Sturgeon River Stake
Five months ago while dark hoary skies rolled past, Rick Hedge sat on a bale of hay on an early…
Saturday, 03 September 2022 07:00
2022 Alberta Breeders' Fall Classic Feature Promo (video)
The Breeders’ Cup of Alberta - seven stake races will feature top Alberta-bred thoroughbreds as they compete for a combined…
Friday, 02 September 2022 16:10
Sept. 10 Fall Classic card features seven stakes and $350K in purses for the 26th renewal
Choices. With seven stakes races on tap for the Sept. 10 Fall Classic program at Century Mile, several trainers are…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 20:59
Infinite Patience just keeps writing a story better than the one before
Just what do you do for an encore now? It seems every time Infinite Patience runs you keep thinking well,…
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