Never in the history of harness racing in Western Canada had a Standardbred raced a mile in under 1:50. Shark Week became the first to break the barrier when taking the $14,000 Preferred Pace on a stakes-filled card Saturday afternoon (June 3) at Century Downs.
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.
Two $50,000 Sire Stakes Championship events for the four-year-old pacers and mandatory payouts get the marquee treatment on Sunday (April 30) for the closing night program at Cal Expo.
A pair of $20,000 Sire Stakes for the four-year-olds highlight the Sunday Cal Expo program, with Divine Art and Give Me This Dance renewing their rivalry among the distaffers while Worthy Opponent and JP Jetty are the major players in the male division.
A pair of $20,000 Sire Stakes for the four-year-old pacers are on tap Sunday (April 2) at Cal Expo with Divine Art and JP Jetty eyeing their respective second trophies at this meet.