Vigen wins back-to-back Medicine Hat crowns

Jun 16, 2025 | 7:05 AM

Former Grande Prairie resident Chanse Vigen has once again taken the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede crown.

In the World Professional Chuckwagon Association’s $10,000 Championship Final Heat on Father’s Day, Vigen won the crown for the second year in a row with a time of 1:01.82. Vigen’s outriders were Rory Gervais and Trey MacGillivray.

That wasn’t the fastest run of the day though, it was Jamie Laboucane who won top money for the night with a time of 1:00.29.

Third place on the day, Kris Molle, would have shattered the track record with a 59.36 second running time and is believed to be the first man to break the one-minute mark on the Medicine Hat racetrack, however, suffered a two-second penalty for having two late outriders.