Alberta Downs News Today

With the harness racing season just recently kicking off in Manitoba, this feels like a good time to meet the drivers in charge of getting the horses around the half-mile oval at Miami Fair and, eventually, the brand-new Loop in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Paula Mason, Michel Rey and Tyler Grundy were discussed in Part 1, and

Chris Lancaster trainee If Only Id Known posted a blowout victory in the $10,500 featured fillies and mares pace on the Saturday (April 23) card at Century Downs, which celebrated the seven-year anniversary of harness racing moving to the new Calgary oval.

With just one day until the winners are announced for the 2020 O’Brien Awards, trainer Rachel Andrew joined a special edition of COSA TV on Saturday (Jan. 30) to discuss her nomination for the Future Star Award. “It was a complete shock to be honest when I got the call,” Andrew said of her nomination, “and it’s just a privilege to have my name there considering everyone that’s been there before. It’s a huge honour no matter what happens—Austin [Sorrie] is more than deserving of ...