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You can have a good Spring, like William Leech with five wins, or you can have a GREAT Spring like…
Monday, 30 May 2016 10:53

Claiming Box full at Century Downs

It’s been awhile since the claiming box has been as full as it was last Saturday, but that was one…
THE H.B.P.A. TROPHY 2015 CHAMPION CLAIMER BLAMEITONTHEKNIGHT THE SCHANKS SPORTS GRILL TROPHY 2015 CHAMPION SPRINTER KILLIN ME SMALLS THE ROY…
Thursday, 26 May 2016 17:16

Thoroughbred club makes (horse) sense

Curtis Landry freely admits he has a horse problem. And he wants to share it with you.So he started up…
Theresa Sealy and Brandon Duchaine are representing Canada in Rome, Italy this week for the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference.…
Thursday, 26 May 2016 15:42

Preview of Week 3 at RMTC

If the three-times lucky adage holds true, then the Rocky Mountain Turf Club should be your lucky charm this weekend.…
Challenging weather conditions during the last four live race days at Northlands obviously affected attendance and wagering. Furthermore five less…
Tuesday, 24 May 2016 10:43

History of RMTC

Back when I first went to the track there was a guy named Sandy Shields, one of the finest western…
Tuesday, 24 May 2016 10:36

Western Regional Drivers Confirmed

The field for the 2016 Western Regional Driving Championship, scheduled for Sunday, June 26 at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino…
Tuesday, 24 May 2016 10:28

A Small Stable Can Still Compete

While the big stables were making regular trips to the winner’s circle over the holiday weekend, let’s not lose track…
Tuesday, 24 May 2016 10:22

Holiday Weekend Wrap-Up

The highest paying race of the weekend went off Saturday, the $11,425 Horsemen’s Open Derby Division One, taken by Ricardo…
It took five tries, but Exaggerator finally got the better of his nemesis, Nyquist, in the 141st running of the…
Thursday, 19 May 2016 10:54

Holiday Weekend at RMTC

There’s only one way to spend this holiday weekend, and that’s at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club in Lethbridge.There’ll be…
Boyed by ideal weather conditions this past weekend, crowds at Northlands continue to grow right along with wagering.The first 4…
Monday, 16 May 2016 16:18

Champions Saluted, Champions Crowned

Anyone who ever saw As Promised on the racetrack marveled at how easily he paced and how he always seemed…
Monday, 16 May 2016 09:38

RMTC Opening Weekend

The biggest payday of the opening weekend at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club came in Sunday’s fifth race, the $18,937…
Monty Roberts has said that “a good trainer can hear a horse speak to him, and a great trainer can…
Monday, 09 May 2016 15:27

2015 ACTRA Nominees and Winners

2015 – ALBERTA BRED Award Nominees2 YEAR OLD FILLY Finely Tuned Georgi Girl’s Kiss Reign of RenoCLAIMING FEMALE Iberyerpardon Real…
Ashleigh Hensley continues to send well-trained horses to the racetrack and continues to bring them back to the barn with…
Rockyview County, ABAfter 25 days of racing at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, the average live racing handle is 35%…