The queen is back. After two lacklustre efforts Big Hug, the two-time reigning Horse of the Year, turned in what was one of her finest performances winning the October 10 $50,000 Lynn Chouinard Founders Distaff at Calgary’s Century Downs. Big Hug won by 10 lengths and made it look ever so easy. “She ran super,” […]
Century Downs
Century Downs recently completed its Thoroughbred meeting for 2024 and a number of Alberta-breds collected stakes wins.
Global Racing Network will distribute Century Downs and Century Mile's racing content to facilitate fixed-odds wagering.
Thoroughbred racing averaged over $800,000 a day in 2020 at Edmonton’s Century Mile, an increase of almost 400 per cent over 2019.
Keeping all Alberta horses and people at one track for 2020 is plan from Century Casinos; the Century Mile summer meeting may be delayed.
Grace remains undefeated in nine starts, Wizard overcomes a stumble, and BC shippers win big races as Century Downs wraps up 2019 season.
Bar No Q, bred in Alberta, tilts tote board; Smart Fix, at 2 to 1, takes $50,000 Founders Distaff on Monday card at Century
Between the Smithbilt/Cam Clark Ford Gala and the inaugural C Cup Classic charity race, an impressive total of $15,929 was raised over the Horses, Hats and Hope charity weekend. All funds are going directly to support breast cancer research through the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta (CRINA). The Horses, Hats and Hope gala, hosted […]
