Smooth Criminal

Smooth Criminal Prevails In Alberta Open; Weekend Results Delayed

Smooth Criminal ended the Northlands Park meet with a pair of wins and was right back at in his first start since mid-March winning Alberta Downs' $8,400 Open Handicap Pace featured on Sunday's harnes...

Smooth Criminal Romps To New Mark

Smooth Criminal repeat as a gate-to-wire winner from post one in the $9,000 Open Pace at Northlands Park on Saturday, but this time in a career-best clocking for trainer/driver Bill Tainsh Jr.

RCMP Joins ASHA Award Winners

The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association was thrilled to have members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on hand for its annual awards banquet.

Smooth Criminal Delivers At Northlands

Smooth Criminal and Who Doesnt renewed their Open class battle on Saturday afternoon at Northlands Park with the former coming away with the narrow score this time out.

More Awards For Cullen & Hoerdt

February 15, 2014

O'Brien Award winning horsemen Travis Cullen and Kelly Hoerdt earned more accolades on Saturday night at the annual Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) Awards banquet at Edmonton’s Northland...

Smooth Criminal Prevails In Open

February 15, 2014

Smooth Criminal came within one-fifth of a second of his lifetime mark on Saturday at Northlands Park as he held off 45-1 longshot Overcard to win the $9,000 Open Pace in 1:53.1 over the 'good' track.

'Criminal' Wins Open; Five For Cullen

January 19, 2014

Smooth Criminal and trainer/driver Bill Tainsh Jr. took top honours in this week's $9,000 Open Pace at Northlands Park, holding off repeat winner Who Doesnt and keeping O'Brien Award nominee Travis Cu...

Smooth Criminal Doubles At Northlands

December 21, 2013

Smooth Criminal earned back-to-back wins in Northlands Park's $9,000 Open Pace with a 1:54.2 victory over the frozen track on Saturday night for trainer/driver Bill Tainsh Jr.

Another Derby Upset For Clark

December 15, 2013

For the second consecutive year, a three-year-old pacing colt trained by Keith Clark was an upset winner in Northlands Park's signature $75,000 Western Canada Pacing Derby.

'Big Heist' & 'Criminal' Make Headlines

September 01, 2013

After one of his Alberta Downs track records fell, four-year-old pacer Smooth Criminal went out and upset Sunday afternoon's $8,500 Open in wire-to-wire fashion just two races later.

Northlands Park Winter Meet Concludes

Up-and-coming reinsman Travis Cullen started off Saturday's meet-closing card of harness racing at Northlands Park on a positive note winning five races, but later took the brunt of an accident in the...

Hoerdt Cleans Up At ASHA Awards

February 10, 2013

Horseman Kelly Hoerdt took top honours in multiple categories at the annual Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) Awards banquet on Saturday night at Edmonton’s Northlands Park.

ASHA Nominees In Northlands Spotlight

February 09, 2013

The 2012 ASHA Award nominees in the Three-Year-Old Alberta Colt category highlighted Saturday afternoon's harness racing card at Northlands Park prior to the banquet with Smooth Criminal leading the w...