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."
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.
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 April 27, 2021 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 April 08, 2021 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 June 09, 2020 An announcement from Horse Racing Alberta indicates that live harness racing will be returning to the province.
Appointments To Alberta Racing Tribunal May 20, 2020 Horse Racing Alberta recently announced that the Alberta government has appointed individuals to positions within a racing tribunal in the province.
Four Alberta Race Dates Cancelled April 29, 2020 Horse Racing Alberta recently granted its approval for the cancellation of four upcoming race dates that had been scheduled to be conducted at Century Mile.