Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, Horse racing and gaming complex near Edmonton International Airport, Canada.
Century Mile is a one-mile horse racing track and casino in Leduc County, Alberta, beside Edmonton International Airport. It is the only A-level one-mile racetrack in western Canada, owned by Vici Properties and operated by Century Casinos. The track replaced Northlands Park and hosts the Canadian Derby.
In February 2016 Northlands announced racing would end at Northlands Park after the 2016 season, following 116 years of operation. Horse Racing Alberta sought a new A-level venue and in September 2016 accepted Century Casinos' bid for a one-mile track in Leduc, which would inherit events such as the Canadian Derby. The facility opened on April 1, 2019, and in September 2023 Century sold the property to Vici Properties for C$222 million in a leaseback deal.
The Canadian Derby, a Grade III stakes race, moved here from Northlands Park in 2019 and has been run at Century Mile every year since. The track also hosted the National Driving Championship in 2022, a harness racing event. The site is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Century Casinos, the company that also runs Century Downs near Calgary.
The facility sits in Leduc County beside Edmonton International Airport. Edmonton Transit Service route 747 serves the airport, and Leduc Transit route 10 links the site via the airport; the 747 does not run downtown. Racing events formerly held at Northlands Park, such as the Canadian Derby, moved here.
Century Mile's one-mile dirt oval is the only A-level track of that length in western Canada; Northlands Park's old circuit measured 5/8 of a mile. The Canadian Derby, a Grade III stakes race, moved here from Northlands Park and has been run at Century Mile since 2019.
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