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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 […]
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. […]
Shark Week’s 17-race, 11-month unbeaten streak at Alberta’s top level of harness racing ended on Saturday (Apr. 27) at Century Downs as Bonus Round (Santanna Blue Chip) caught him in the $25,000 Preferred. Shark Week, the fastest horse in Western Canada history, went to the front as usual for Mike Hennessy and headed the field […]
On North American harness racing tracks it’s all about speed over a mile trip, in Australia it’s a mix of both standing start and mobile features across a range of track sizes, in New Zealand it could be about an extreme two-mile contest or a grass track race featuring non-race winners and in Europe the […]
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) proved unaffected by a four-month absence as the king of Western Canada harness racing won his 17th consecutive Preferred at Century Downs on Saturday (Apr. 13). The gelding went wire-to-wire in his typical fashion. Michael Hennessy rated the fastest horse in the region’s history to :27.3, :56.1, and 1:24.3 panels, and […]
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) brought Canada’s longest harness racing winning streak into 2024 with a 16th consecutive victory on Saturday (Jan. 6) at Century Mile. The gelding fired forward under urging from Michael Hennessy and took control before the quarter for the eighth straight start. He cut the mile with fractions of :26.2, :55.4, and […]
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) continued his reign as Western Canada’s undisputed harness racing king as he snapped up his 15th consecutive Preferred-Handicap on Saturday (Dec. 23) at Century Mile. The five-year-old made it eight straight chartlines filled with 1s as he wired the seven-horse group. Michael Hennessy had him on top with minimal effort in […]
A month off could not stop Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) from increasing his harness racing winning streak to 14 as he scooped the Century Mile Preferred again on Saturday (Dec. 9). For the sixth straight start, the gelding filled his program with ones. His four rivals let him have it his way as Michael Hennessy […]
Century Mile will host an 11-dash harness racing card on Saturday (Sep. 23), featuring nine stake races. Two-year-old fillies will kick the card off with two splits in the ABSS Starlet. Lumby Dragon (Custard The Dragon) will look to keep her perfect start going in the first division. She has won both of her career starts, […]
Western Canadian harness racing history was altered by the always dangerous Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) for two consecutive weeks. The five-year-old pacer set a new all-time best mile time at Century Downs of 1:50.1 on May 27. The consensus among many analysts was this feat was not only the fastest mile time at Century Downs […]
