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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
If Only Id Known (Shadow Play) charged down the stretch to win her first Fillies and Mares Preferred since March on Friday (Jun. 28) at Century Downs in a 16-1 harness racing upset. Phil Giesbrecht planted the mare in fourth and remained in line through panels of :27.3, :55, and 1:23.4. If Only Id Known […]
Samba Beat (Santanna Blue Chip) went wire-to-wire to earn his second Preferred victory of the year in the top-class harness racing event at Century Downs on Saturday (Jun. 22). The Gerry Hudon-trained stallion pulled to the lead in a :27.1 first quarter, and Phil Giesbrecht kept him going at a solid clip to the half […]
With three races left in the Western Regional Driving Championship at Century Downs on Saturday (May 11), Phil Giesbrecht hadn’t hit the board and was second-to-last in the standings. But the harness racing reinsman won every remaining round, catching defending champ Mike Hennessy in the final race to win the title and earn a berth […]
Sandras Mystery (All Bets Off), a stakes-placed harness racing filly last year at two, won her 2024 debut on Friday (May 3) at Century Downs. Phil Giesbrecht angled her off fourth-over cover turning for home, and the filly got up just in time to score by a head in 1:58. She charged past five horses […]
Kootenay Cocoa (Beren Hanover) improved her career record to 11-for-12 as she won her first career harness racing stake in the $50,000 Penny Bath Memorial on Friday (Apr. 26) at Fraser Downs. Phil Giesbrecht got her to the top approaching the quarter in :26 and led unopposed through middle panels of :55 and 1:23.2. Only […]
Outlaw Allie Oops (Blue Burner) romped to her fifth victory in six starts as she rose to the Fillies and Mares Preferred ranks at Century Mile on Saturday (Jan. 20). The mare took the lead with a long brush from fifth after the quarter of :29.2. Driver Phil Giesbrecht commanded a tempo of :58.1 and […]
Samba Beat (Santanna Blue Chip) erased one instance of Shark Week from the Century Mile harness racing record books as he took sole ownership of the aged pacing stallion track record on Saturday (Nov. 11). The five-year-old, who tied Shark Week’s 1:52.3 record in wintery conditions in February, went to the lead in Saturday’s contest. […]
Gold Onthehorizon (Vertical Horizon) captured her first Preferred-level harness racing victory in the Fillies and Mares Preferred 2 at Century Mile on Friday (Nov. 10). Driver Phil Giesbrecht gave her the best chance at it, sitting her in the pocket into the final quarter. She split through a tight lane on the last turn to […]
Samba Beat (Santanna Blue Chip) captured the top harness racing pace at Century Downs on Friday (Jul. 14), while Outlaw C My Shadow’s winning streak ended at 12 as he broke stride in his first start since April. Samba Beat and Phil Giesbrecht secured the lead and forced Outlaw C My Shadow (Brandon Campbell) in […]
Samba Beat (Santanna Blue Chip) won the Preferred for his first win at the Century Mile harness racing meet on the track’s closing day on Saturday (Feb.4). Phil Giesbrecht dropped the entire back to last of six in the :26.4 opening panel and sent him underway at the half in :54.2. Samba Beat quickly caught […]
Saphire Blue (Vertical Horizon), a regular at Calgary’s Century Downs in her first two seasons, made her first visit to the winner’s circle at Century Mile in Edmonton on Friday (Dec. 16) in a lifetime-best harness racing effort in the Fillies and Mares Preferred. Coming off a place finish in the Century Casino Filly Pace, […]
