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.
It’s quite the scene. 'Every day after harness trainer Scott McGinn finishes work, he goes home to Stony Plain, Alta. and jogs his one-horse stable star, G TS Skyla, around a six-foot wide path that surrounds a neighbour’s barley field.
Alberta harness racing juggernaut Virtual Horizon (Vertical Horizon) maintained his perfect season with an open-length victory in the $114,250 Ralph Klein Memorial for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday (Aug. 12) at Century Downs. Trainer/driver Brandon Campbell guided the colt to the front and secured command just past the quarter in :27.4 and set
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.
The sophomore Vertical Horizon colt Virtual Horizon stayed unbeaten from seven starts through 2023 with a 1:53.2 victory in the $90,000 Moore’s Mile Breeders’ Stake at Century Downs on Saturday (June 24).