Alberta Racing

On Monday, March 8 in Alberta, a small group of provincial horsepeople voiced their displeasure with Northlands Park’s decision to not offer live horse racing beyond the 2016 season.

On February 23, Rocky View County council gave its approval to an expansion plan for the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino.

"There are over 7,000 people employed by horse racing in the province (Alberta). We're big contributors to the lottery fund. It's taking money away from the province if one of those plants closes down...

On Wednesday, February 17, officials with Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta announced a proposal that will see the raceway redeveloped into a multi-purpose public park that will have the ability to...

This past weekend, the prestigious Cam Fella Award was presented for the first time since 2010 to William (Bill) Andrew in honour of his dedication and meritorious service to the Canadian harness raci...

A notice posted by Alberta's horse racing industry on Sunday provides optimism after the future of Northlands Park as a racing venue was questioned late last week.

In a news story that surfaced Friday, December 18, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has been cited as saying that there is a ‘new vision’ for Northlands Park. The Mayor also provided quotes in the piece that...

After years of questions whether live harness racing would ever return to the Calgary area, the inaugural meet at Century Downs concluded this past weekend with high praise from both track officials a...

"There's nothing like sitting behind a real good horse when you pull him out of the hole and he yanks you ahead. The thrills they give you, you never forget."

"This is an industry who doesn't say 'I can't', they say 'how can I?' and the people that believed in this project looked for the 'how can we?'."

Trainer/driver Travis Cullen completed a sweep of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino's Open events during the new Calgary, Alberta track's first weekend of harness racing with reigning Alberta Horse o...