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?'."
Century Opener Makes Headlines April 26, 2015 The local media was out in Calgary for the opening of Century Downs, marking the return of live harness racing to the area for the first time in nearly a decade.
Media Excellence Awards Finalists January 06, 2015 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2014 Media Excellence Awards.
Alberta Off Track Betting News December 02, 2014 On Tuesday, December 2, Century Casinos, Inc. announced that a 75 per-cent-owned subsidiary has been selected by Horse Racing Alberta to operate the pari-mutuel off-track horse betting network in sout...
"There's A Horse For Everyone" September 04, 2014 Horse Racing Alberta, who is no stranger to winning awards for its video work, has released its most recent public service announcement, which has been branded with the tagline “There’s a horse for ev...
