Page 23 - February 2017 Thoroughbred Highlight

Live Thoroughbred Racing in Canada for 2017
Century Casinos, Inc. operators of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino announced in early February that they will be conducting Thoroughbred Racing in the Fall of 2017.
The Thoroughbred meet will start September
23, 2017 immediately following the end of the third season of Standardbred racing at the track which
is located in Balzac, Alberta, less than a mile North of Calgary city limits. The “boutique” Thoroughbred meet will run until November 5, racing on the weekends with a 1:10pm post time.
Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2017 Live Thoroughbred Racing begins Friday, June 2, 2017 and will run through to September 9 which
is Saskatchewan Derby Day. Racing Fridays and Saturdays (6:35pm rst race post time)
Marquis Downs Live Racing Schedule
Assiniboia Downs Gaming & Event Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2017 Live Thoroughbred Racing begins Sunday, May 14, 2017 and will run through to Sunday, September 10, 2017. The feature race of the meet, the Manitoba Derby, will be held on Monday, August 7, 2017. Racing is Wednesday to Saturday at (7:30pm rst race post time) with some Sunday and Monday race dates (1:30pm)
Assiniboia Downs Live Racing Schedule
Fort Erie Race Track, Fort Erie, Ontario
2017 Live Thoroughbred Racing begins Tuesday, May 30, 2017 racing Tuesdays (4:20pm rst race post time) and Sundays (1:20pm). In August the schedule shifts to Tuesdays and Saturdays both at (4:20pm) and then post-times switch to 1:20pm Tuesdays and Saturdays for September through to the end of the meet on October 17.
2017 Stakes Schedule
Note: Feature races have not yet been announced.
Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario
2017 Live Thoroughbred Racing is scheduled to begin Saturday, April 15, 2017 (1:00 pm rst race post time) with racing Friday through Sunday. Wednesday racing is added on May 17 (6:45 pm) and the meet will run through to Sunday, December 10, 2017.
Note: Saturdays April 29 and May 6 (1:30pm)
2017 Stakes Schedule
Note: Feature Stakes races have not yet been announced with the exception of the Queen’s Plate which is scheduled for Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Purchase your tickets to this year’s Queen’s Plate
Century Downs in Balzac, Alberta
In September Horse Racing Alberta announced that Century Casinos was the successful bidder to build a one-mile “A” track in the Edmonton area after Northlands Park (long-time home of the G3 Canadian Derby) announced it would no longer be conducting horse racing on its property. Century Mile will be
the only 1 mile track in Western Canada and will have stabling for 800 horses as well as a 1,100 slot machine oor (the maximum allowable in Alberta). The new track is scheduled to open in mid to late 2018 and Northlands, Canada’s largest Agricultural Society, has agreed to continue racing through 2017- 2018.
The Northlands Park Thoroughbred meet begins Friday, May 5, 2017
Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, British Columbia
2017 Live Thoroughbred Racing begins Sunday, April 16, 2017 and will run Saturdays and Sundays (and holiday Mondays) until Sunday, October 22, 2017 (1:50pm rst race post time).
Fridays will replace Saturdays from July 28 through September 1 (7:00pm) and there will be racing on Mondays August 21 & 28 (5:00 pm) with no weekend racing during PNE.
Feature race days include Monday, August 7, BC Day Festival of Racing; Saturday, September 9, G3 BC Derby and BC Oaks; and Sunday, October 22 is BC Cup day. More Info Hastings Schedule & Stakes
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