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Recent Press Releases

July 1, 2009FRIDAY NIGHT – JULY 3 - RACING AT HASTINGS CANCELLED DUE TO VIRUS IN THE BARNS
Vancouver, B.C. (July 1/09) - General Manager Raj Mutti announced today that this week’s Friday Night Live racing card (July 3) at Hastings Racecourse... [more...]
July 1, 2009TEIDE BREAKS SPAGHETTI MOUSE STREAK WITH VICTORY IN LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS
Vancouver, B.C. (July 1/09) – An overflow crowd at Hastings Racecourse made Spaghetti Mouse the heavy favourite in the feature race on the Canada Day... [more...]
June 27, 2009COLOSSAL CANADA DAY CELEBRATION
Can ‘The Mouse’ Make It Four in a Row?

There will be $250,000 worth of stakes on the racing grill at Hastings Racecourse on Canada Day – July 1 – and... [more...]
June 14, 2009Winning Trainer Steve Henson Has Some Fun With CTHS Victory
Popular Hastings Racecourse trainer Steve Henson doubled his pleasure in the winner’s circle Sunday by celebrating a victory with Gotta Find Bubba and... [more...]
June 13, 2009NOTIS HER GETS NOTICED IN PHOTO FINISH AS WINNER OF $50,000 CTHS STAKES
Vancouver, B.C. (June 13/09) – It took a lengthy and tense stewards inquiry to determine Notis Her the winner of the $50,000 CTHS Stakes for 3-year... [more...]
June 7, 2009IT WAS LIKE A BLAST FROM THE PAST WITH WIND STORM WINNING FOR DAVE FORSTER
Vancouver, B.C. (June 7/09) – B.C. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Dave Forster has won more than his share of stakes races over his illustrious career... [more...]
June 6, 2009BANK EMBLEM FINALLY GETS REVENGE
Vancouver, B.C. (June 6/09) - Bank Emblem turned the tables on Spaghetti Mouse with a wire-to-wire win in the 20th running of the $50,000 John Longden... [more...]
June 2, 2009PEDRO ALVARADO INCHING UP IN STANDINGS
Winners All Around: Hastings Customers on a Roll

Vancouver, B.C. (May 2/09) – Pedro Alvarado longs for the day he repeats as leading jockey at... [more...]
May 19, 2009PEREZ OPENS GAP AS LEADING RIDER WITH FIVE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WINS
Craig McPherson Moves Up in Trainers Standings

Vancouver, B.C. (May 19/09) – Fernando Perez continues to serve notice that he has no intention of... [more...]
May 10, 2009FIRST START AS A 3-YEAR-OLD GOOD OMEN FOR WHAT R the ODDS
Vancouver, B.C. (May 10/09) – In her first start as a 3-year-old, What R the Odds picked up where she left off last season by winning Sunday’s $50,000... [more...]
May 9, 2009Timing Was All Good for Almost Time in $50,000 Jim Coleman Province
Vancouver, B.C. (May 9/09) – Almost Time survived a rider’s claim of foul and the challenge of several out-of-province invaders to win the 21st... [more...]
May 3, 2009Heaven On Hold In Control Of Brighouse Belles Stakes
Veteran trainer Troy Taylor expected Heaven On Hold to show some speed but not even Taylor figured on a relatively easy win in the $50,000 running of... [more...]
May 2, 2009Seminole Brave Used Perfect Timing In George Royal Stakes Victory
Surrounded by a star-studded cast of some of the most reputable older horses in western Canada, Seminole Brave answered the call in the $50,000 George... [more...]
April 27, 2009Star-Studded Cast For George Royal Ready To Go Saturday At Hastings
With back-to-back weekends of fine tuning the launch of the 2009 thoroughbred season, Hastings Racecourse moves forward with its first stakes feature... [more...]
April 19, 2009Favourites On Opening Weekend Fall Short At Hastings Racecourse
The favourites fell out of favour on opening weekend at Hastings Racecourse.

Against the Sky, winner of six consecutive races last season, settled for... [more...]
April 15, 2009Our Mandate At Hastings In 2009: Affordable, Comfortable & Enjoyable
The year 2009 represents a significant, break-through season at Hastings Racecourse. A healthy 76-day thoroughbred meet complemented by a full gaming... [more...]
April 2, 2009Nine Groom School Applicants Land Jobs At Hastings Racecourse
As part of a commitment to ensure local hiring, the 2009 Hastings Racecourse Groom School has resulted in nine participants gaining employment for the... [more...]
March 4, 2009Washington Cup/BC Cup Merge "Pacific Challenge" Debuts In 2009
For the first time, Washington-breds and British Columbia-breds will compete against each other in the BC Cup at Hastings Racecourse and the... [more...]
February 24, 2009East Vancouver Resident WINS B.C. GOLD JACKPOT At Hastings
Mrs. Gemma Risi of East Vancouver watched in disbelief as the numbers flashed before her eyes Sunday at Hastings Racecourse: $198,736.49.

Playing 27... [more...]
February 12, 2009At Hastings' The 'Stakes' Have Never Been Higher ~ Jockey Rivalries Boils As New Competition Arrives
Hastings Racecourse Director of Racing Paul Ryneveld wants to see more out-of-town competition for this year’s big event days when major stakes races... [more...]
January 31, 2009‘BIGGER’ Racing Days And More Of Them Set The Tone For 2009 Hastings Season
Hastings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti announced today that five racing dates have been woven into an already explosive 2009 thoroughbred... [more...]