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
Harness racing driver Doug McNair, about 2,600 kilometres west of his home track, stole the show in the Alberta Sires Stakes Super Finals on Saturday (Nov. 4) at Century Mile as the Ontario-based reinsman won three of the four $75,000 events. Come On Santana (Santana Blue Chip) captured the first Super Final for two-year-old colts
Easy. First, Side Piece in Saturday night’s $134,300 Century Casino Filly Pace. Then, two races later, Blue Star Mercury in the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby both humiliating their opponents in the two biggest harness races of the year at Century Mile.
Blue Star Mercury (Mystician), a week after beating Alberta harness racing superstar Virtual Horizon in the eliminations, did so again in capturing the $110,710 Western Canada Pacing Derby on Saturday (Oct. 21) at Century Mile. Blue Star Mercury marched forward from the pylon post with Michael Hennessy at the lines and converted it to an
Century Mile will be giving out $393,610 over 13 dashes on Saturday, and the feature event is one of the biggest on the Western Canada harness racing calendar. Nine sophomore colts & geldings will battle for the crown in the Western Canada Pacing Derby. Ten fillies also have their chance to see who is the