Phil Giesbrecht

Custard Dolce

Custard Dolce Gives Giesbrecht A Sweet Souvenir

Custard Dolce delivered as the 1-9 choice in the $54,200 Alberta Marquis final for Alberta-sired three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday, July 12 at Century Downs, lifting driver Phil Giesbrecht ove...

Century Downs entrance

Update On Drivers Injured In Century Downs Accident

Drivers Preston Shaw, 30, and Nathan Sobey, 33, have been sidelined indefinitely after bearing the brunt of a multiple-horse accident that occurred on Wednesday, June 18 at Century Downs.

Outlawguns N Roses

Outlawguns N Roses Repeats In Century Distaff Preferred

Outlawguns N Roses improved off her winning performance in last week's $16,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace at Century Downs with another win in the Wednesday, June 18 evening edition using a gate...

Mercedes winning at Century Mile

Mercedes Steals The Show As Century Mile Meet Concludes

February 14, 2025

Driver Brandon Campbell worked out a perfect pocket trip for Mercedes behind the streaking Shark Week and handed that rival his first loss in Preferred action at the 2024-2025 Century Mile meet, which...

Trust Me Alot winning at Century Mile

Trust Me Alot Closes Out 2024

January 01, 2025

The 2024 harness racing season concluded with Trust Me Alot winning Canada's final race of the year on New Year's Eve at Century Mile.

Over Ice, winning at Fraser

Marino, Giesbrecht Sweep Sophomore Stakes At Fraser

November 29, 2024

Trainer Jim Marino and driver Phil Giesbrecht teamed up to sweep the $100,000 finals of the Mary Murphy Breeders Stakes and Robert Murphy Memorial Breeders Stakes for three-year-olds on Thursday, Nov....

Ove Ice, winning at Fraser Downs

Giesbrecht And Marino Sweep B.C. Breeders Stakes

November 15, 2024

Driver Phil Giesbrecht and trainer Jim Marino teamed up for a clean sweep of the first leg of the B.C. Breeders Stakes for three-year-olds at Fraser Downs on Thursday night, Nov. 14.

Custers Stand winning at Century Mile

Super Victory Brings Joy To Owner Amid Battle With Dementia

November 05, 2024

Warm tears rinsed radiant smiles as Custers Stand won one of four $80,000 Alberta Sires Stakes Super Final on Saturday night at Century Mile.

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Giesbrecht Wins Six, Season Concludes At Track On 2

September 15, 2024

Driver Phil Giesbrecht closed out the season at The Track on 2 in style, winning six of nine while the other three races on the card went to 2024 leading driver, Mike Hennessy. Trainer David Kelly had...

Mike Hennessy and Phil Giesbrecht

Hennessy, Giesbrecht Eager For NDC Challenge

“Anyone can win this, so I’m worried about everyone.”

2024 National Driving Championship drivers

Field Set For 2024 National Driving Championship

The excitement is building as the nine drivers competing in the 2024 National Driving Championship (NDC) have been determined!

Keystone Tenacious and driver Phil Giesbrecht

Giesbrecht Wins 2024 Western Regional Driving Championship

Fresh off his first million-dollar season in the sport, Phil Giesbrecht now has a chance for another first in harness racing: representing Canada on an international stage.

The Century Mile grandstand

No Contest Declared In Century Mile Finale

January 27, 2024

Century Mile's seven-race card on Friday evening (Jan. 26) ended with a No Contest as the finale was marred by an accident.