Record-Breaking ASHA Yearling Sale Shatters Expectations September 26, 2023 "I’m ecstatic. Alberta’s breed improvement program -- including incentives for buying mares in foal -- in Alberta is obviously working."
Century Cancels Wednesday, Stakes Rescheduled August 14, 2023 The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) has informed Trot Insider that the Wednesday, Aug. 16 race date at Century Downs has been cancelled and the Century Casino and ASHA Filly stakes origi...
Alberta Honours Its Best Of 2022 March 05, 2023 The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the winners of its 2023 ASHA Awards – Champions of 2022.
Alberta Racing Schedule Revised June 20, 2022 With a horse shortage causing the reduction of live harness racing dates in Alberta in recent weeks, Don McDougall, President of the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA), has provided an upda...
Nine Months Later May 12, 2022 On May 21, 2022, the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association and Century Downs will host a special mental health day in cooperation with the Lionheart Foundation. The Lionheart Foundation is a new orga...
ASHA Elects New Board Of Directors April 03, 2022 The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) elected a new board of directors in its 2022 Annual General Meeting.
Chronicles Of A Century Race Day October 13, 2021 "It's a lot of things [horse racing] but never boring. We are like postmen — rain or shine we race."
Major Custard Honoured In Alberta June 13, 2021 The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association has announced its award winners for the 2020 season, with Major Custard and his connections taking home major hardware after the pacer's sensational sophomor...
Notice For Alberta's Horsepeople May 13, 2021 Officials with the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association have issued the following reminder for horsepeople in the province and those about to race there.
ASHA Yearling Sale Accepting Entries May 05, 2021 The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) is now accepting entries for the 2021 ASHA Yearling Sale.
A Retirement Ride For The Coonfers May 29, 2020 "My favourite part is of course jogging. You just feel so alive. Everything seems to be at peace."
Update On Racing In Alberta April 14, 2020 “In a situation like this a lot of normal businesses can lay people off and lock the doors and all they have are lights and utilities to pay for. This industry is completely different in the sense tha...
Kelly Copes With COVID-19 Shutdown March 20, 2020 "My definition of a pandemic used to be if one horse got sick, they all got sick. It was an urgent time in the barn. But now this is a whole different time we're living in. It's a crazy world right no...
