Second Year Supporting Stollery June 13, 2016 For the second straight year, a big crowd is expected at Kelly Hoerdt’s Bedrock Stables for a fundraiser in aid of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Alberta Racetrack Suitor Revealed May 25, 2016 Horse Racing Alberta announced late last week that it had received seven Expressions of Interest in regard to the owning and operating of a racetrack in the Edmonton area. According to a report in the...
Interest In New Edmonton Track May 21, 2016 With the call for interest from qualified parties closing on Thursday, Horse Racing Alberta reports that a number of applicants made submissions expressing interest in owning and operating a racetrack...
Alberta Seeks 'A Track' Operator April 28, 2016 A media release issued Thursday (April 28) indicates that Horse Racing Alberta is seeking applicants interested in owning and operating a racetrack in the Edmonton area.
New Funding Agreement For Alberta March 19, 2016 Alberta's Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Joe Ceci announced a new 10-year funding agreement for the provincial horse racing industry at a press conference on Saturday, March 19 at...
Horsepeople Voice Displeasure March 08, 2016 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.
No Northlands Racing Beyond 2016 February 17, 2016 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...
Alberta Notice Regarding Ractopamine December 21, 2015 Officials with Horse Racing Alberta have announced that anyone that has received a positive for ractopamine in the province of Alberta up to this date will not have to declare it on their licence rene...
Update: Northlands’ Racing Future December 18, 2015 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...
The Positive Impact Of Alberta Racing October 06, 2015 Alberta’s horse racing industry recently assembled a video public service announcement which highlights some of the positive economic impacts that the industry has on the province.
CTV To Feature Alberta Stakes August 07, 2015 "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."
Highlights From Century's Opener April 28, 2015 "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?'."
