Outlawguns N Roses blazed a trail to victory as she wired eight foes in the $56,900 final of the Alberta Sires Stakes Alberta Diamond Series for three-year-old pacing fillies.
Shark Week’s 17-race, 11-month unbeaten streak at Alberta’s top level of harness racing ended on Saturday (Apr. 27) at Century Downs as Bonus Round (Santanna Blue Chip) caught him in the $25,000 Preferred. Shark Week, the fastest horse in Western Canada history, went to the front as usual for Mike Hennessy and headed the field
Alberta Standardbred Horse Association honoured the top performers from the 2023 harness racing season during the Award Night on Saturday (Mar. 9). There was no surprise that Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) took home Horse of the Year. The now six-year-old gelding won 20 times and earned $141,990 in 2023 last here. He also achieved the
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
Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) brought Canada’s longest harness racing winning streak into 2024 with a 16th consecutive victory on Saturday (Jan. 6) at Century Mile. The gelding fired forward under urging from Michael Hennessy and took control before the quarter for the eighth straight start. He cut the mile with fractions of :26.2, :55.4, and