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Jean Francois Gagne had no idea what was in store for him with Ernesto Delacruz, who handily won Saturday’s $93,310 Western Canada Pacing Derby at Century Mile.

Eliminations for the Western Canada Pacing Derby are set for this Saturday, Nov. 26 at Century Mile. Fourteen of the top three-year-old pacing colts and geldings in Western Canada will face off in a pair of $13,500 eliminations to determine the field for the $110,000 (est.) final, which will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The 2022 National Driving Championship, presented by Standardbred Canada, will take place tonight (Thursday, Nov. 24) at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.

In order to solidify the card for the National Driving Championship (NDC), Standardbred Canada held a conference call with the eight NDC participants on Sunday (Nov. 20) to finalize the horses they will drive this Thursday (Nov. 24) at Century Mile.

"That would be probably the coolest thing ever. That’s probably the pinnacle of what anybody wants to do in their career. There’s not a Canadian NHL player that doesn’t want to go to the Olympics and put the Team Canada jersey on."