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The following are the nominees for the first annual Westie Awards, recognizing the hard work and achievements of the top harness racing horse and horsepeople in Western Canada. I, Trey Colbeck, determined the nominees based on performance over the past year. Each category has one nominee from each province, and the winner will be announced

Planets aligned as Century Mile hosted the Western Canada Pacing Derby Eliminations, each worth a $14,000 purse prize, on Saturday (Oct. 14) evening with Blue Star Mercury and Over The Horizon winning their respective splits.

As the Alberta racing meet wraps up on Saturday, Feb. 4 before a scheduled five-week winter break, the province’s 2022 leading money-winning trainer, Nathan Sobey, will be noticeably absent.

Logan Gillis truly is living his dream. In just his first full year of driving and training Standardbreds, Gillis is showing tremendous potential -- something he hopes continues when harness racing returns to Century Mile on Friday (Nov. 18).

Off a runner-up finish to end his six-race win streak, the four-year-old Custard The Dragon gelding Codename Cigar Box landed back in the winner’s circle at Century Downs on Tuesday (May 24) with a win in the $10,500 featured pace.

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