The Horses At Evergreen Park go Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting July 8 and continuing until August 27.

Post times are 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. On 18 the Friday-Saturday post times switch to 6 p.m.

There are many highlight races during the summer with the main event of the summer being Derby Day on Sunday, July 30.

On Derby Day the Alberta Derby, Grande Prairie Derby and Peace Country Futurity are being held.

Admission to the races is free and everyone is invited to visit the Pines Restaurant & Casino before and after the races.

Here is the schedule:

Saturday, July 8 6:30 p.m. Post Time (Special Event: Poor Man's Marathon First Leg over one mile)

Sunday, July 9: 1 p.m. Post Time (Special Events: Jerry Stojan Memorial Trials over 300 yards and Sprint Series First Leg over 5 1/2 furlongs)

Friday, July 14: 6:30 p.m. Post Time

Saturday, July 15: 6:30 p.m. Post Time (Special Events: Marathon Series First Leg over 51/2 furlongs; Evergreen Park Distance Challenge Trials over 870 yards; and Adequan Derby Challenge Trials over 400 yards)

Sunday, July 16: 1 p.m. Post Time (Special Event: Distaff Series First Leg over a mile; Albert Quarter Horse Racing Association Aged Final over 440 yards and Tiger Lily Insulation of 400 yards)

Friday, July 21: 6:30 p.m. Post Time

Saturday, July 22: 6:30 p.m. Post Time (Special Events: Blink of an Eye over 110 yards and  Poor Man's Marathon Second Leg over 1 1/16 of a mile)

Sunday, July 23: 1 p.m. Post Time (Special Events: Jerry Stojan Memorial Finals over 300 yards and Sprint Series Second Leg over six furlongs)

Friday, July 28: 6:30 p.m. Post Time with feature race Evergreen Park Maiden Challenge Trials

Saturday, July 29: 6:30 p.m. Post Time (Special Event: Marathon Series Second Leg over 1 1/16 mile)

Sunday, July 30: 1 p.m. Post Time (Special Events: Alberta Derby over 1 1/16 mile; Grande Prairie Derby over one mile; Distaff Series Second Leg over six furlongs; Adequan Derby Challenge Finals over 400 yards; Evergreen Park Challenge over 870 yards; and Peace Country Futurity over five furlongs)

Friday, August 4: Post Time 6:30 p.m. with feature race Evergreen Park Distance Challenge Trials

Saturday, August 5: Post Time 6:30 p.m. (Special Events: John Deere Juvenile Challenge Trials over 350 yards and Poor Man's Marathon Third Leg over 1 1/8 mile)

Sunday, August 6: Post Time 1 p.m. (Special Events: Evergreen Park Maiden Challenge Trials over 350 yards and Spring Series Third Leg over 6 1/2 furlongs)

Friday, August 11: Post Time 6:30 p.m. (Special Event: Bank of America Trials over 440 yards)

Saturday, August 12: Post Time 6:30 p.m. (Special Events: Marathon Series Third Leg over 1 1/8 mile and Merial Distaff Challenge Trials over 400 yards)

Sunday, August 13: Post Time 1 p.m. (Special Events: Evergreen Park Paints Stakes over 300 yards; Distaff Series Third Leg over 6 1/2 furlongs and John MacLeod Memorial over 870 yards)

Friday, August 18: Post Time 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 19: Post Time 6 p.m.

Sunday, August 20: Post Time 1 p.m. (Special Events: John Deere Juvenile Challenge Finals over 350 yards and Evergreen Park Maiden Challenge Finals over 350 yards)

Friday, August 25: Post Time 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 26: Post Time 6 p.m. (Special Events: Future Stakes over six furlongs; Bank of America Finals over 440 yards and Merial Distaff Challenge Finals over 400 yards)

Sunday, August 27: Post Time 1 p.m. (Special Events: Mr. Mike's Paint The Park Purple over six furlongs; Juvenile O/N Stakes over 300 yards and Lafleur Stakes over six furlongs)

Derby Day is the most high profile day of racing at The Horses At Evergreen Park.

It goes Sunday, July 30 and includes the Alberta Derby, at Gordon Badger Stadium at Evergreen Park for the third year in a row, and is a day of fancy hats, a fancy brunch and a full day of horse racing.

The Grande Prairie Derby is also part of Derby Day as is the Peace Country Futurity; Distaff 2nd Leg; Adequan Derby Challenge; and Evergreen Park Challenge.

The day begins with a brunch at 11 a.m. and continues with post time set at 1 p.m.

Tickets for the VIP Brunch will be going on sale soon at $35 for adults and $15 for those under 12.

While there is a charge for the brunch, as always there is no admission charge to watch horse racing every weekend during July and August at Gordon Badger Stadium at Evergreen Park.

Gordon Badger Stadium at Evergreen Park will take on a purple hue on Sunday, Aug. 27.

It's the second annual Mr. Mike's Paint The Park Purple - Race For The Cure.

The event is a fund-raiser for pancreatic cancer.

Everyone is invited to dress up in purple to salute the day.

Admission is free and post time is 1 p.m.

There is only one way to watch monster trucks - outdoors!

No choking on the smell of fuel or having to cover your child's ears because the noise is so deafening.

With lots of room outdoors at the Gordon Badger Stadium at Evergreen Park the monsters can do what they're supposed to do - race and jump and speed around the infield without having to slam on the brakes and bump and bounce in a confined space.

Tickets for the Sept. 8-9 show will be going on sale soon. Watch the Monster Truck Destruction Tour website at http://www.monstertruckdestructiontour.com for more information.

Oh, by the way, Monster Truck Destruction Tour was recently rated as one of the best monster truck shows in North America!