Dontpokethedragon Draws Clear At Century May 18, 2021 With a mid-race brush to the top on a windy afternoon, Dontpokethedragon left the competition in his wake to romp in the $8,100 Open Pace on opening day at Century Downs Tuesday (May 18).
Sobey Set To Race, And Relocate June 14, 2020 As the harness racing industry attempts to adapt to a new normal, one can argue that during this time it has been difficult to stay optimistic. With racing slowing resuming across the nation, a shimme...
Ready To Rumble In Alberta November 01, 2019 “The tanks are going to be empty. This is what we’ve spent the entire year trying to get to. Nobody is going to be saving anything.”
Trip Hammer No Surprise To Sobey September 25, 2019 On a ravishing fall Sunday afternoon where favourites tumbled and fell like matchstick houses in a windstorm, Trip Hammer posted the biggest upset of them all. To just about everyone not named Nathan ...
Freedoms Fellow Slingshots, Upsets June 26, 2019 Making his debut for trainer Nathan Sobey in Wednesday night's (June 26) $7,200 featured pace at Century Downs, Freedoms Fellow ($17.60) vaulted from the pocket to post a 3-1/4 length victory.
Icy Blue Scooter, Grundy Red Hot May 20, 2019 Icy Blue Scooter ($5.10) has been on an absolute tear of late in the western half of North America. After a strong winter at Cal-Expo, the Nathan Sobey trainee posted a 1:53.1 victory in just his seco...
‘Wintering’ Canadian Eyes Stakes Final December 13, 2018 A Canadian-based horseman has made the decision to head south for the winter months, and a pair of his trainees will take their respective shots at a stakes final this Saturday night (Dec. 15).
Icy Blue Scooter Heating Up November 18, 2018 After winning by 3-3/4 lengths in his return to Calgary last week, Icy Blue Scooter ($4.20) looked every bit the part of the even-money favourite in an encore score in Sunday's (Nov. 18) $9,000 Open H...
Icy Blue Scooter & Sobey Star At Century November 12, 2018 Icy Blue Scooter capped off a training/driving triple on the Monday afternoon harness card for Nathan Sobey, winning Century Downs' $9,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Youth Movement In Alberta August 21, 2018 Any industry that has hopes of moving forward has to provide opportunities for young people to learn, to practice, and ultimately to succeed. Harness racing is no different.
Sobey Starters Go Three-For-Three August 12, 2018 The Nathan Sobey stable enjoyed a perfect day at the races on Sunday afternoon (August 12), sending out three winning starters at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino.
Century Open To Appellate; Accident Update May 06, 2018 The class-jumping Appellate ($11.00) shrugged off his 4-1 post time odds on Sunday (May 6) at Century Downs and went on to post a one-length, 1:53.3 victory for trainer/driver Kelly Hoerdt in the $9,0...