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Century Mile Racetrack and Casino is a casino and horse racing facility in
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, Alberta, next to the
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. It is one of two "A-level" horse racing venues in the province of Alberta, and the only one-mile racetrack in western Canada. Century Mile opened on April 1, 2019, serving as the replacement for
Northlands Park Northlands Park was the "Alberta A circuit" horse racing track at Northlands in Edmonton, Alberta. The horse racing season generally consisted of a spring harness (Standardbred) meet from February/March, a Thoroughbred meet from May/June to Sept ...
. Public transit to the facility is offered via
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route 747 to the airport, and
Leduc Transit Leduc Transit is public bus system operated by the City of Leduc and Leduc County in the Edmonton Capital Region of Alberta, Canada. The service began on September 8, 2014. The capital investment was 5.16 million dollars CAD. GreenTRIP (Green ...
route 10 (connecting via Edmonton International Airport).


History

In February 2016, Northlands announced that racing would end at Northlands Park after the 2016 season, following 116 years of operation. As part of its "Northlands Vision 2020" proposals, Northlands had the redevelopment of Northlands Park as an "urban festival site" capable of hosting large-scale outdoor events. The organization projected it would no longer be "financially viable" once the
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' new downtown arena Rogers Place opens, as it would attract the majority of major indoor events previously held at the Northlands-operated
Rexall Place Northlands Coliseum is a now-unused indoor arena located in Edmonton, Alberta, situated on the north side of Northlands. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and N ...
. Horse Racing Alberta stated that it would pursue a new venue in the region, and stated that "Obviously we are disappointed in their decision to leave racing at Northlands Park", and that it would "work with Northlands Park as they transition out of racing to minimize the impact on our industry." In May 2016, it solicited expressions of interest for a new "A-level" track license, including from
Century Casinos Century Casinos, Inc. is a gaming company based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company operates ten casinos in Colorado, Missouri, West Virginia, and Alberta. It also operates casinos on four cruise ships for TUI Cruises. It owns a 67 percent ...
(who owns Alberta's other A-level circuit, Century Downs near Calgary) and
Enoch Cree Nation The Enoch Cree Nation #440 ( cr, script=Cans, ᒪᐢᑫᑯᓯᐦᐠ, ) is a First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. Members of the Nation are of Cree ancestry and speak the Plains Cree dialect of the Cree language group. The band i ...
among others. In September 2016, Horse Racing Alberta announced that it had accepted the bid by Century Casinos, which planned to build a racetrack and casino in Leduc. Century planned to build a one-mile track (in comparison to the 5/8-mile Northlands Park), which would be the only one of its kind in Western Canada. The track would inherit events formerly held at Northlands Park, including the
Canadian Derby The Canadian Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Leduc County, Alberta. A Grade III event held in August, it is open to three-year-old horses and is raced on dirt over a distance of ...
. Horse Racing Alberta reached agreements with Northlands to continue racing at Northlands Park while the new facility was under construction. It officially opened on April 1, 2019.


Racing

The following graded stakes run at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino: Grade III: *
Canadian Derby The Canadian Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Leduc County, Alberta. A Grade III event held in August, it is open to three-year-old horses and is raced on dirt over a distance of ...
(2019 - Present) The following are major events hosted at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino: *
Canadian Derby The Canadian Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Leduc County, Alberta. A Grade III event held in August, it is open to three-year-old horses and is raced on dirt over a distance of ...
(2019 - Present) * National Driving Championship (2022)


See also

*
List of casinos in Canada This is an incomplete list of casinos in Canada as of around 2011: Type: Resort (R) Destination (D) Community (C) Racing entertainment centre (REC) Ownership: Government owned (GO) First Nations (FN) Private facility (PF) Privately operated ( ...


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* {{Horse racing venues in Canada Leduc County Horse racing venues in Canada Casinos in Alberta Casinos completed in 2019 2019 establishments in Alberta