Alberta Racing

One of Alberta's top trainers will soon be making his presence felt on the nation's top circuit as Travis Umphrey will be setting up shop with a stable in Ontario and plans to compete at Woodbine Race...

With live harness racing at Northlands Park taking a brief hiatus, some horsemen in the province have been keeping their stock tight at the exhibition grounds in Olds, AB.

Despite the uncertainty standardbred horsemen in Alberta are facing for 2009, some of the province's top horsemen are in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania gobbling up stock, which is selling at a greatly reduc

Last Thursday's meeting of the Horse Racing Alberta board produced a vigorous discussion on the state of the provincial industry, but didn't produce a much desired schedule of dates for 2009.

The Alberta Standardbred Harness Association has announced that three race dates for the upcoming fall meet at Northlands Park in Edmonton, AB have been switched. The changes do affect an SC-co-sponso...

In an article in the Business Edge, Mona Hill, co-owner of Spruce Grove-based Barona Yearlings, calls out Edmonton's Northlands Park for promoting simulcast racing instead of the Alberta standardbred ...

Bill Andrew of Meridian Farms has issued the following release in reaction to the state of harness racing in Alberta.

According to a report in today's Edmonton Sun, there is good news for fans, supporters and participants of harness racing in Alberta.

The five young standardbred lovers that have spoken out about the situation in the Alberta industry received some mainstream attention in today's edition of the Edmonton Sun.

Breeder/owner Robert Maze of Stony Plain, AB has sent an open letter to Frederick Lindsay, a high ranking member of the Alberta legislature for Stony Plain, AB, asking for support in light of the curr...

In its industry review report released in June, the Ontario Government proposed Horse Racing Ontario as a governing body going forward. Given the current industry landscape in Alberta, many are speaki...

Earlier this month, four young ladies rallied together to raise support for the Alberta standardbred racing industry by starting a petition, which has since gained over 200 signatures.