Thoroughbred
Friday, 03 May 2024 16:33
2023 Night of Champions Winners Announced
The 2023 Alberta Thoroughbred Award winners: CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD COLT Rocky Mountain Turf Club Trophy ITSALLGOODMAN CHAMPION TWO YEAR…
Friday, 03 May 2024 16:28
American Blaze: A Tale of Triumph, Trials, and Transitions; 2023 Night of Champions Winners
There is an empty stall in veteran trainer Tom Rycroft’s shedrow at Nisku’s Century Mile racetrack with American Blaze’s name…
Thursday, 02 May 2024 07:25
Race Track Testing at Century Mile and Century Downs (video)
We talk with Kaleb Dempsey from Racing Surfaces Laboratory about the metrics used in testing the race track surfaces in…
Sunday, 28 April 2024 22:15
Alberta Horse Racing Season Gallops Into Action with Record Purses and High Spirits
They’re at the post… Well, almost. While the harness horses have been racing in Calgary at Century Downs for a…
Sunday, 10 March 2024 23:17
Honoring Legends: Red McKenzie and Jennifer Buck Receive Prestigious Sovereign Awards
Canada’s Sovereign Awards for thoroughbred racing - feting the best of the best - won’t be announced until April 18.…
Wednesday, 06 March 2024 20:10
Remembering Elige Bourne - A Look Back at the 2018 Canadian Derby Homegrown Heros Feature
Homegrown Heroes - 2018 Canadian Derby Feature (video) Homegrown Heros features the connections to Shimshine and Regal Max — the…
Thursday, 11 January 2024 23:43
Unyielding Determination: Alberta Jockey Chris McGregor's Road to Hall of Fame Glory
Year after year retired Alberta jockey Chris McGregor would drive past the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame on the east…
Monday, 30 October 2023 00:29
2023 Alberta Sire Stakes Super Finals - Nov. 4 (video)
Celebrating the top 2 and 3 year old Alberta race speedsters. Super star horses, super star drivers, a super purse…
Friday, 29 September 2023 07:57
Positive Numbers from the 2023 CTHS Alberta Thoroughbred Sale
The CTHS Alberta Sale, held at Westerner Park in Red Deer on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 was a resounding success…
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 07:10
2023 Alberta Breeders Fall Classic - September 16th (video)
The 27th running of the Alberta Breeders Fall Classic is coming to Century Downs in Calgary this Saturday - seven…
Monday, 28 August 2023 08:15
Odds-On Favorite Abeliefinthislivin Secures Commanding Victory in $200,000 Canadian Derby
Abeliefinthislivin flew under the radar in the weeks leading up to the $200,000 Canadian Derby. Saturday, he simply flew to…
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 23:29
Coincidence Revisited: Trainer's Lucky Post 11 Returns with Heroic Move in the Canadian Derby
Do you believe in coincidence? Maybe you should. Ten years ago trainer Robertino Diodoro won his first of four Canadian…
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 07:24
From Chance Encounter to Derby Glory: The Unlikely Journey of Trainer Jerry Gourneau and Owner Henry Witt Jr. with Manitoba Derby Winner Mano Dura
First there was ‘The Meeting’ more than a dozen years ago. Thoroughbred trainer Jerry Gourneau and owner Henry Witt Jr.,…
Thursday, 10 August 2023 07:32
One for Chap Overcomes Adversity to Secure Victory and Earns Spot in $200,000 Canadian Derby
Move on over. There’s a new big shooter in town: One for Chap who overcame a brutally wide trip to…
Tuesday, 01 August 2023 07:29
Alberta Thoroughbred Owner's Dream Comes True: Chase the Chaos Set to Compete in Canadian Derby
A longtime owner of thoroughbreds in Alberta, Bill Dory dreamed of just one thing: running a horse in the Canadian…
Monday, 24 July 2023 20:53
Trainer Craig Smith's Unbelievable Bargain: Smart as Me Wins $100,000 Century Mile Handicap after $6,000 Purchase
The question isn’t how Smart as Me won Saturday’s $100,000 Century Mile Handicap. It isn’t about how the four-year-old won…
Tuesday, 18 July 2023 21:32
Count Lathum Attracts 20 Nominations as Canadian Derby Fever Builds
It must be getting to be getting close to Canadian Derby time. The Count Lathum, the first real Derby prep…
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:59
Kystone Surges to Victory Against Tough Allowance Field, has Ownership Group Derby Dreaming
Wishing. Hoping. And dreaming. That’s what horse racing is all about. Especially if you are a race horse owner. Then…
Wednesday, 05 July 2023 23:28
Ron Grieves Surprises with Leading Trainer Title at Century Mile: Consistency and Skill Propel Him to the Top
Ron Grieves has been Alberta’s leading trainer at Century Mile almost from the outset this year. Yet, when Grieves looked…
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 07:00
Wacky Weekend of Thoroughbred Racing at Century Mile Delivers Surprises, Upsets, and Unlikely Victories
It was a wacky weekend of thoroughbred racing at Century Mile. About the only thing that didn’t happen was an…
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