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There was no shortage of action on the packed Saturday (Nov. 4) evening card at Century Mile with the ABSS Super Finals on tap as the main event with headliners featured by the longest win streak of the year extended by Shark Week and a $10 million career milestone earned by trainer Jamie Gray.

Harness racing driver Doug McNair, about 2,600 kilometres west of his home track, stole the show in the Alberta Sires Stakes Super Finals on Saturday (Nov. 4) at Century Mile as the Ontario-based reinsman won three of the four $75,000 events. Come On Santana (Santana Blue Chip) captured the first Super Final for two-year-old colts

Eliminations for the Western Canada Pacing Derby are on the docket for this Saturday at Century Mile, and the top three-year-old harness racers in the region will all try their best to make it into the finals. One of the entrants, Handsome Dan (State Treasurer), comes into the elimination at 10-1 morning line, but he

As expected, G TS Skyla and Virtual Horizon -- the early favourites for Alberta’s most prestigious races -- the October 21 $110,000 Western Canada Pacing Derby and the $110,000 Century Casino Filly Pace -- both won this past Saturday’s final prep races at Century Mile. But reinforcements are on the way.

BRACEVILLE — “Honoring Those Who Paved the Way” is the theme for the 100th anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Braceville, 1399 Cedar St. NW. Pas

While divisions of the Robert Murphy and Mary Murphy were the main events of the Thursday, Sept. 21 card of harness racing at Fraser Downs, older pacing mare Miss Itunes seemingly saved the best for last. 

Fraser Downs will host nine harness racing contests on Thursday (Sep. 20), and the card will feature the next leg of the B.C. Bred Stakes. Six three-year-old fillies will line up in one division for the Mary Murphy, while 19 three-year-old colts and geldings are split into three divisions for the Robert Murphy Memorial. RACE

Toni Schooley remembers when the Rev. Fred Gilbert went from being her customer to her pastor.

History comes to life once again at the annual Northwest Colonial Festival this Labor Day weekend.

Albertan phenom Virtual Horizon added another victory to his unbeaten sophomore campaign with a 1:53.3 victory in the $59,000 Alberta Sires Stakes (ABSS) Maverick final at Century Downs on Saturday (July 22).