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Century Mile Racetrack and Casino has rescheduled its Wednesday, Feb. 5 program of live harness racing. The program has been moved to Friday, Feb. 7 at 6:15 p.m. (MST) due to weather. “The health and safety of both our horses and horsemen remains our top priority. We appreciate your understanding,” said a statement from the […]
Century Mile Racetrack and Casino has cancelled its live harness racing card scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1. The cancellation comes due to the extreme cold temperatures in the Saturday forecast, with winds and low temperatures causing a risk of frostbite according to Environment Canada. Live harness racing is next scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5. From […]
Mercedes (All Bets Off) took his first career Preferred-level harness racing victory in a tough front-end performance in the Preferred-2 at Century Mile on Saturday (Jan. 25). Jean-Francois Gagne piloted the stallion with confidence, driving on from post eight through a :28.4 first quarter to take the lead on the backstretch. Mercedes reached the midway […]
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) extended his win streak to nine with another Preferred-Handicap harness racing victory at Century Mile on Wednesday (Jan. 22). The gelding reprised his usual role, wiring the field in a dominant performance for driver Mike Hennessy. He carved out fractions of :27.2, :56, and 1:25.2. Pocket-tripper General Custard (David Kelly) stayed […]
Century Mile Racetrack and Casino has cancelled its live harness racing card scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18. The cancellation comes due to the extreme cold temperatures in the Saturday night forecast, with a predicted -33°C feeling like -40°C with wind chill. Live harness racing is next scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22. From Standardbred Canada
Electric Amadeus (Rockin Amadeus) returned to the top overnight harness racing level of Century Mile and remained unbeaten on the year with a front-end victory in the Fillies and Mares Preferred-2 on Wednesday (Jan. 15). The mare pushed forward from the two hole for James Jungquist and snagged the lead while putting up a :28.3 […]
Stash The Cookies (Sunfire Blue Chip) reached up at the last possible moment to complete a last-to-first harness racing victory in the Fillies and Mares Preferred at Century Mile on Wednesday (Jan. 8). The mare trailed her four rivals through the opening splits of :27.3 and :55.3. Dave Kelly pressed the go button as the […]
Western Canada champion Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) won his ninth straight harness racing Preferred to take his 50th lifetime victory on Saturday (Jan. 4) at Century Mile. It was business as usual for the gelding, marching to the front and going all the way. He carved out :28.1, :57.1, and 1:26 panels under guidance from […]
Harness racing driver Phil Giesbrecht added another four victories to his total as the reinsman completed his title-winning season at Century Mile on New Year’s Eve. He won the second as Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville) braved a first-up trip for a 1:55 victory. Giesbrecht then took the fifth with a hard-closing Singing Ramona (Sportswriter) and the […]
General Custard (Custard The Dragon) rose to the Preferred level on Saturday (Dec. 21) at Century Mile and secured his first harness racing victory since August. He outmuscled rivals at the rail to take control in a :28.2 first split for Dave Kelly. Mercedes (Jean-Francois Gagne) was first off the cones from fourth before the […]
Century Mile’s leading harness racing trainer Travis Ellis won four straight races to scoop half of the track’s Saturday (Dec. 14) card. The trainer opened his account in the first as Trust Me A Lot (Trust The Artist, Mike Hennessy) circled the field in a dominant performance. The filly, away last of six, reached the […]
Goodbye Ceia Later (Vertical Horizon) has come into super form in the past two weeks. After circling the field in her return last time, she again passed them all to win the Fillies and Mares Preferred at Century Mile in an upset on Friday (Dec. 6). The mare trailed from the moment the wings closed, […]
Harness racing driver Kelly Hoerdt dominated the Saturday (Nov. 23) card at a frosty Century Mile with five wins on the nine-race slate. He kicked off the evening with a natural triple. Baby Limbo (Captain Crunch) ignited down the lane to capture the first in 2:00.3, Born A Spy (Smart Shark, 2:00.2) snagged the second, […]
Harness racing driver Mike Hennessy hit the eight-digit earnings milestone as he hammered home a grand slam on the Saturday (Nov. 16) card at Century Mile with a 20-1 upset in the finale. Hennessy slotted Wine Thirty (Vertical Horizon) in behind leader Matts A Mystician (Nathan Sobey), who was hounded by the parked out Keystone […]
Mercedes (All Bets Off) motored to the front and lasted to the finish to win his fourth consecutive harness racing contest at Century Mile on Saturday (Nov. 9). The stallion reached the front for Jean Francois Gagne as the field passed the quarter in :29.3 and led unopposed through :57.3 and 1:25.3 middle fractions. It […]
Roulette Hanover (All Bets Off) paid off her backers as the harness racing mare circled the field at 7-1 to win the Fillies and Mares Preferred at Century Mile on Friday (Nov. 8). Phil Giesbrecht settled the mare into the tail of the field in a :26.3 first quarter and moved out to advance as […]
Outlawguns N Roses (Captive Audience) completed a sterling sophomore harness racing campaign as she won the $80,000 Alberta Sires Stakes Super Final for three-year-old fillies on Saturday (Nov. 2) at Century Mile. The filly, driven by Dave Kelly, dropped in third at the quarter in :27.3 and hugged the pylons through :56.4 and 1:25.2 middle […]
Stash The Cookies (Sunfire Blue Chip) powered to an open-length harness racing victory in the $25,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred on Friday (Oct. 25) at Century Mile. The mare was out-sprinted into the first turn, but Dave Kelly quickly pulled the trigger to send her back to the front before the quarter in :27.3. She […]
Grey Horizon (Vertical Horizon) won his third straight harness racing stake final and solidified his status as Alberta’s best sophomore colt as he captured the $107,030 Western Canada Pacing Derby on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Century Mile. Driven by trainer Brandon Campbell, he left to take the lead from post two before letting the firing […]
If Only Id Known (Shadow Play) rallied past harness racing horses in the stretch to prevail in the Fillies and Mares Preferred at Century Mile on Friday (Oct. 11) as the fifth choice at 6-1. Phil Giesbrecht slotted the mare in second, which quickly became the four-hole as Stash The Cookies (Dave Kelly) charged to […]
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon), returning after four weeks away, made it 23 wins in his past 24 stats at the top overnight harness racing level of Alberta as he romped in the Preferred-Handicap at Century Mile on Saturday (Sep. 28). The gelding rolled to a :27 opening panel, separating from his opponents by four lengths. […]
A month off was no problem for Stash The Cookies (Sunfire Blue Chip), who piled up a fourth straight harness racing score in the Fillies and Mares Preferred on Friday (Sep. 27) at Century Mile. Saddled with a post eight draw, she dropped back to sixth for Dave Kelly but never saw the pylons, and […]
The Century Mile harness racing meet wrapped up on Saturday (Feb. 3) with a nine-race card. In one of the day’s highlights, Handcuffed (Captive Audience) maintained her unbeaten record on the year with a third straight victory. The mare went wire-to-wire in 1:56.4 for a new career-best. Phil Giesbrecht drives, trains, and co-owns her with […]
Century Mile wraps up the harness racing winter meet on Saturday (Feb. 3) with a nine-dashes program. The Jackpot Pick 5 starts in the fifth race while the Jackpot Super Hi 5 ends the night in race nine. To access Century Mile’s free program, click here. Race 1 #6 Hurricane J (Captaintreacherous) #2 Smokn Joe (Bjs […]
