Page 22 - May 2017 Thoroughbred Highlight

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Opening Day at Northlands Park
Slightly altered excerpt taken from article written by Curtis Stock
Like an unwanted guest who has lingered its stay far too long, winter held Edmonton in its snarling teeth refusing to shake it loose.
Then at long last, opening day of thoroughbred racing at Northlands began on May 6.
Northlands had planned on opening Friday, May 5 but that card vanished because of a lack of entrants which in turn was due to a poor racing surface that prevented horses from working until just a few days ago.
The recent dumps of heavy, wet snow certainly didn’t help matters.
The rst race winner at Northlands for 2017 was Mals First Down, bred by Bill Robbins, owned by Charlie Weaselhead and Jim Plume for trainer William Leech.
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Rocky Mountain Spring Meet has Begun
The Rocky Mountain Turf Club Spring Race Meet began May 13 and 14 in Lethbridge, Alberta.
The rst race winner for 2017 was Pink Power, bred and owned by Donalda Cochrane with jockey Freddy Fuentes aboard.
Spring racing will continue May 20-22, May 27-28, June 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and June 30, Millarville (July 1) and the closing off the Spring Meet, Sunday July 2. Come July and August the ponies head for Grande Prairie but the RMTC welcomes the jockeys, trainers, owners and horses back September 2-4 for the start of the Fall Meet.
Fall racing continues Sept. 9 and closes out Oct. 15.
A Sunny, Crisp Day
in May on Woodbine’s Backstretch
1000th Win for Trainer Fairlie
Trainer Scott Fairlie notched his 1000th career win when Aunt Sue arrived in the nal stride to capture the fourth race on May 5 at Woodbine.
The Toronto native, who took out his trainer’s license in 1985, has enjoyed a successful career at Woodbine enjoying his rst stakes success in 2001 when the multiple graded stakes winner Mr. Epperson captured the Grade 2 Nearctic as well as the Grade 3 Play the King and Highlander en route to Sovereign Award honours as Canada’s champion sprinter.
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HBPA Alberta Appoints New Manager/Executive Director
The HBPA Alberta Board of Directors announced the appointment of Mr. Darrell Bauder as Manager/ Executive Director of the Association effective June 1, 2017 replacing outgoing Manager Mat Monaco.
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Shirley McClellan Contract Extended
The Board of Directors of Horse Racing Alberta has extended the employment contract of their President & CEO Shirley McClellan to end June 30, 2018. Click Here for more
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