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Fraser Downs hosted pacing sophomores for the second round of the Robert Murphy Memorial, for colts and geldings, and the Mary Murphy Memorial, for fillies, on Thursday night (Oct. 6).

Track record holder Stash The Cookies returned to the Century Downs winner's circle after dominating her Preferred rivals on Friday (Sept. 30).

Trainer Kelly Hoerdt collected three victories on the 10-race card Thursday night (Sept. 29) at Fraser Downs including a victory in one of the four stakes prelims and in the co-featured $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace. 

Century Downs hosted three eliminations for the Marquis, a race for three-year-old pacing fillies, and three eliminations for the Maverick, a race for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings, on its 12-race card Saturday afternoon (Sept. 10).

Alberta’s finest sparred on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 13) at Century Downs for its Mid-Summer Classic Card including reinsman Nate Sobey, who scored five wins on the 11-race card while also sweeping the finals of the $91,920 Gord and Illa Rumpel Memorial and the $77,740 Ralph Klein Memorial.

Century Downs played host to the popular Packwood Grand infield social event on Saturday (Aug. 6) with stakes action on the menu for the horsepeople and the horseplayers.

With a three-wide move on the backstretch, Stash The Cookies went from last to first in the blink of an eye and drew off to score her third consecutive victory in the $13,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred Handicap Pace at Century Downs on Friday (July 22).

Trainer/driver Logan Gillis put Stash The Cookies on top early and scored a repeat victory in Century Downs' $13,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace during the first Friday evening card of the summer at the Calgary oval.

Once Divine Art swept to the lead past the half, the remaining competition could just chase in her wake as the Nate Sobey-trained favourite romped to a 1:53.3 win in the $56,600 Alberta Diamond Final on Saturday (July 9) at Century Downs.

Century Downs hosted a packed card of action Saturday (July 2) which included six $7,500 eliminations for the Alberta Sires Stakes with three Alberta Marksman eliminations for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings and three Alberta Diamond eliminations for three-year-old pacing fillies.