Century Mile will kick off its meet as the Edmonton, Alta. track hosts its season opener on Friday, Sept. 26.
The program, which begins at 6:15 p.m. (MDT), features a $16,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace with a group of the province’s top distaffs. Starting from post two is Alberta’s 2024 Horse of the Year, Outlawguns N Roses, who won her Alberta Sires Stakes Super Final at Century Mile last November. Nathan Sobey will catch-drive the Captive Audience-Gunslingin Gal mare for trainer Rod Starkewski. Her main rival will be Grey Sea, who comes off two Preferred wins in her last three starts. The Gord Abbott-trained mare will again be teamed by Kelly Hoerdt from the five-hole. Senga Nightmare, a 10-time winner this year, has drawn post four as she rejoins the Preferred ranks after two straight victories in conditioned events for owner/trainer/driver Ryan Grundy. They will contend with Byby Baby Byby (PP1, Mike Hennessy), Bares All (PP3, Logan Gillis) and Beep Bop A Lula (PP6, David Kelly).
Century Mile will hold racing on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as Wednesday, Oct. 1 and New Year’s Eve. The major events at the meet will be the Western Canada Pacing Derby for sophomore colts and geldings and the Century Casinos Filly Pace for three-year-old fillies, both carrying an estimated purse of $110,000. Eliminations will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 for the finals on Saturday, Oct. 11. The track will also host the remainder of the Alberta Sires Stakes season, with the Super Finals set for Saturday, Nov. 8. Century Mile's second annual Harness The Hope charity event in partnership with the Alberta Cancer Foundation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25.
To view Friday’s harness racing entries, click the following link: Friday Entries - Century Mile.
(Standardbred Canada)