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2022 O'Brien Awards artwork

Finalists Announced For Media Excellence Awards

January 11, 2023

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 Media Excellence Awards, which will be presented at the O’Brien Awards Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Hilton Mississauga/Me...

Ibey Takes New Role With Horse Racing Alberta

November 09, 2022

Horse Racing Alberta's Chief Executive Officer Kent Verlik announced in a statement issued last week that John Charles “Chuck” Ibey has assumed the position of Director, Regulatory and Supervisor of R...

Racing action at Century Mile

Verlik Discusses Alberta Racing

November 09, 2022

Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) launched a new industry communications podcast on Wednesday, Nov. 9, featuring Kent Verlik, CEO of HRA, on the first episode of "The Horses with Dawn Lupul."

HRA's Dawn Lupul

Lupul To Join Horse Racing Alberta

October 12, 2022

In a statement issued last week by Horse Racing Alberta's Chief Executive Officer Kent Verlik, Dawn Lupul is joining the organization effective October 15, 2022.

Racing action at Century Mile

2023 Budgets, Race Dates For Alberta

September 09, 2022

On September 2, 2022, the Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) Board of Directors held a Special Board Meeting to approve the 2023 budget allocations for Purse Support, Breed Improvement, and the Horse Populati...

HRA Appoints New Board Chair

Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Diana McQueen as Chair of the Board effective May 1, 2021.

Alberta Working On Return Strategy

In the face of continued COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta, the province's horse racing industry is currently working with health officials in an effort to create a return-to-racing plan.

2020 Media Excellence Awards Finalists

December 30, 2020

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 Media Excellence Awards, sponsored by Ontario Racing for the fifth consecutive year.

Alberta Announces 2021 Race Dates

November 19, 2020

Horse Racing Alberta has released the live racing schedule for 2021, including 109 days of Standardbred racing across the province allocated to three tracks: Century Mile in Edmonton, Century Downs in...

Alberta Racing Surpasses Expectations

November 13, 2020

"We missed all of March, April and May. We didn’t start racing until the middle of June. We were scheduled to race 227 days but we only got in 140 race dates and yet we still managed to pay off our de...

'Young Guns' Rising In Alberta

October 07, 2020

It's a little hard to fathom that the Alberta Sires Stakes Super Finals are just 10 days away (Saturday, Oct. 17). In advance of the lucrative Alberta Sires Stakes showdowns, Horse Racing Alberta's ma...

Racing Returning To Alberta

An announcement from Horse Racing Alberta indicates that live harness racing will be returning to the province.

Appointments To Alberta Racing Tribunal

Horse Racing Alberta recently announced that the Alberta government has appointed individuals to positions within a racing tribunal in the province.