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With a mid-race brush to the top on a windy afternoon, Dontpokethedragon left the competition in his wake to romp in the $8,100 Open Pace on opening day at Century Downs Tuesday (May 18). Dontpokethedragon landed in third from post 2 off the wings while 9-5 favourite Just A Start dueled with Outlaw Gunsablazin for the lead by a :27.3 opening quarter. As the tempo cooled, driver Dave Kelly hustled Dontpokethedragon out of third and to the point past a :57.3 half. Kelly then quickened the pace into the backstretch while Just A Start and Outlawgunsablazin tired, forcing the backfield around the...

Harness racing is set to return to Century Downs on Tuesday (May 18) with the oval hosting a 12-race card beginning at 2:15 p.m. (MDT) The feature race on the card sees a group of nine face the gate in the finale in the $8,100 Open Pace. Morning line favourite Just A Start (Post 7 – Brandon Campbell) will make his third start of the season, and he’ll be looking for his first win of the campaign after third- and fifth-place finishes at Fraser Downs. The five-year-old son of Western Terror is a seven-time winner to date. Armycaptin Hanover (Post 6 – Kelly Hoerdt) is the 7-2 second choice...

Operator Welcome to the Century Casinos Q1 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would like to introduce our host for today's call, Mr. Peter Hoetzinger. Mr. Hoetzinger, you may begin. Peter Hoetzinger -- Vice Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer and President Hello. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our earnings call. With me on the call are my Co-CEO and the Chairman of Century Casinos Erwin Haitzmann as well as our Chief Financial Officer, Margaret Stapleton. As always, before we begin, we would like to remind you that we will be discussing ...

Like many Standardbred horsepeople in western Canada, trainer and driver Rod Hennessy has weathered a particularly rough five months since harness racing in Alberta was put on hold. However, with optimistic developments on the front of racing returning to the prairie province — albeit, without on-track spectators and still under strict protocols — there's reason for Hennessy to be optimistic about returning to action in the coming weeks. "Century Downs has been a very good place for me," Hennessy, who began racing horses in his native Alberta when he was 14 and has competed on the Alberta...

The following statement was made by Horse Racing Alberta on Wednesday (April 7). On Tuesday (April 6), Jason Kenney, premier of Alberta, announced that expanded restrictions are back in place across the province as the result of an increased risk from variants of COVID-19. The news is testing the resiliency of the racing industry, and horsemen's concerns were discussed during the COVID-19 Response Planning meeting Wednesday (April 7). Horse Racing Alberta, tracks and horsemen's organizations are committed to working together to ensure the health and safety of racing participants, as well as a...