The four-time winner of the Canadian Derby will saddle Take Charge Tom and Wood Ceiling in the 96th running on Saturday.
Canadian Derby
Seventeen horses have been nominated to the Aug. 23 $200,000 Canadian Derby at Century Mile, but without Running Away it’s a wide-open race.
The 96th running of the $200,000 Grade 3 Canadian Derby takes place at Century Mile in Nisku, Alberta, on August 23rd.
The three-year-old romped in the Count Lathum Stakes at Century Mile, trained by Robbie Henson, whose dad Steve may also have horses in the Canadian Derby.
Three trainers – Rob Van Overschot, Robbie Henson and Robert J. Anderson – have brought a total of 44 horses into the province.
The series for three-year-olds returns in 2025 with a $100,000 Derby Bonus and $25,000 Owner-Trainer Bonus.
The 2023 Champion two-year-old in Alberta overcame traffic woes and rolled to victory in the Grade 3 for owner/breeder Peter Redekop.
Vancouver trainer Barbara Heads has a lot of entries for the stakes races at Century Mile on Derby Day this weekend.
Albertans celebrate Western Canada win by new purchase and the dream of a Canadian Derby victory is very real.
Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia racetracks will band together to stage the series with $450,000 in purse money and a $100,000 bonus.
The 54-day meeting in Nisku, Alberta, features the $200,000 Canadian Derby (G3), part of a 'Derby double' with Woodbine.
The winner of the Grade 3 Canadian Derby at Century Mile in Alberta will get a free entry for the Grade 3 Ontario Derby at Woodbine.
Claimed for $8,000 in September, Uncharacteristic surged to victory in the $124,875 Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile.
Tony's Tapit is the reigning king of western Canada and he meets Manitoba Derby winner Uncharacteristic and improving Bodemonster.
John Fowlis, Jamie Graham and trainer Craig Smith may have a Canadian Derby contender with $4,500 purchase Jumeirah Coast.
