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A total of seven Alberta Sires Stakes (ABSS) eliminations went postward at Century Downs on Saturday (July 15) with three for the ABSS Marquis, for sophomore pacing fillies, and four for the ABSS Maverick, for sophomore pacing colts and geldings.

Top Alberta-sired sophomores continue their sires stakes harness racing campaigns in seven total eliminations on Saturday (Jul. 15) at Century Downs. There were three eliminations of the Alberta Sires Stakes (ABSS) Marquis for fillies and four for the Maverick for colts and geldings. Beep Bop A Lula (Vertical Horizon, Dave Kelly) held off odds-on favourite

We have reached the middle of July! This weekend, we are continuing our look back at July of 1973 – 50 years ago.

While Century Downs hosted a total of seven eliminations for the Alberta Sire Stakes (ABSS) Diamond for sophomore fillies and Marksman for males, pacing gelding Shark Week stole the eyes on Saturday afternoon (May 27) with an evisceration of the Century Downs track record in a $14,000 Preferred Pace.

Despite the Sunday afternoon showers, the stars of British Columbia racing were out for B.C. Breeders Classic Day, the richest day of harness racing in the province, on Nov. 6 at Fraser Downs, including full brothers Mickie Mantle and Joe Dimagio, who swept the male pacing finals.

The richest day of harness racing in British Columbia is set for Sunday (Nov. 6), with four $100,000 final races featured on B.C. Breeders Classic Day at Fraser Downs.

Chris Lancaster trainee notched another win in the Robert Millbank Memorial as he eyes a series sweep off his fourth-preliminary win on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 30) at Fraser Downs.

Millbank Memorial action continued at Fraser Downs on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 23) with the third leg of the Robert Millbank Memorial, for two-year-old pacing colts, and the third leg for the Betty Millbank Memorial, for two-year-old pacing fillies.

Fraser Downs hosted pacing freshmen on Wednesday night (Oct. 5) in two $15,000 divisions of the Robert Millbank Memorial second preliminary, for colts and geldings, and in a single $20,000 split of the Betty Millbank Memorial second preliminary, for fillies.

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.