'Mercury' Rises In Western Canada Pacing Derby October 21, 2023 After posting a 32-1 upset in the elimination, Blue Star Mercury returned on Saturday (Oct. 21) evening at Century Mile to win the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby from gate-to-wire.
Western Canada Pacing Derby Contenders Surpass Expectations October 18, 2023 The stage is set. Favourite Over The Horizon and longshot King Kong slayer Blue Star Mercury both won this past Saturday’s Western Canada Pacing Derby eliminations to advance to this Saturday’s presti...
Western Canada Pacing Derby Eliminations Contested October 14, 2023 Planets aligned as Century Mile hosted the Western Canada Pacing Derby eliminations, each worth a $14,000 purse prize, on Saturday (Oct. 14) evening with Blue Star Mercury and Over The Horizon winning...
Canada's Current Leading Racehorses October 02, 2023 Heading into the final quarter of the 2023 harness racing season, Trot Insider takes a look at some of the top ranked Standardbreds in Canada for wins, earnings and records.
Shark Week, Virtual Horizon Star At Century September 23, 2023 A densely packed card of 11 races marked the Saturday (Sept. 23) afternoon hosted at Century Mile with the Alberta Sires Stakes (ABSS) headlining the action. Amid the stakes action, Shark Week broke t...
Track Records Set In Century Mile Opener September 10, 2023 There have been a number of track records set recently in the province of Alberta. With Century Mile kicking off its 2023 fall season on Saturday, Sept. 9, the track records clearly weren't just limit...
Rod, Mike & Shark Week: Much More Than Just A Record-Setting Trio August 21, 2023 When Shark Week became the first Standardbred in history to win sub-1:50 on Western Canadian soil, people celebrated the feat nationwide. The truth is, however, that there is much more to this story t...
Streaks Extended At Century Saturday August 12, 2023 Virtual Horizon, G Ts Skyla, and Shark Week each took home victories in their respective assignments on the Mid-Summer Classic card at Century Downs on Saturday (Aug. 12) to extend their impressive wi...
Shark Week And Kioti Continue Century Downs Win Streaks August 04, 2023 Returning to action after a four-week layoff, Western Canada's fastest pacer Shark Week picked up right where he left off in Friday night's featured $14,000 Preferred Handicap Pace at Century Downs, e...
Shark Week Fights Off Preferred Foes To Keep Streak Alive July 07, 2023 Century Downs track record holder Shark Week turned in another speedy performance on Friday evening (July 7) to earn his sixth straight victory in the $14,000 Preferred Handicap Pace, fighting off riv...
Shark Week Wins On Big Day For Hennessys June 18, 2023 Team Hennessy’s star pacer Shark Week uncorked another dynamite effort to take the $14,000 Preferred Pace, his fifth straight win, on Sunday (June 18) at Century Downs – a day where driver Mike Hennes...
Hennessys Reflect On Shark Week's Historic Mile June 14, 2023 He beat his opponents. He beat the clock. He beat his daddy’s record. He beat history.