2008 Press Releases

December 3, 2008	Chris Loseth A 2009 Inductee Into Bc Sports Hall Of Fame Retired Hastings Racecourse jockey Chris Loseth was back in the winner’s circle this week when he was among the selection of eight individuals and two... [more...]
November 20, 2008	Krazy Koffee Steals the Show at Thoroughbred Industry Awards Dinner Vancouver, B.C. (Nov. 19/08) – On a night when 3-year-old Krazy Koffee was named Horse of the Year as well as BC-bred Horse of the Year, trainer Cindy ... [more...]
November 5, 2008	Experienced Track Administrator Joins Hastings as Director of Racing Vancouver, B.C. (Nov. 05, 2008) – Paul Ryneveld, a 38-year-old native of Renton, Washington, has been named Director of Racing at Hastings Racecourse ... [more...]
October 26, 2008	Upsets the Order of the Day at Hastings Final Stakes Weekend Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 26/08) – Trainer Rob Gilker enjoyed his weekend to the fullest at Hastings Racecourse with upset victories in both the Ascot ... [more...]
October 22, 2008	Four Hastings Handicappers To Seek Their Fortunes in Las Vegas Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 22/08) – ‘Team Hastings’ has been determined for the National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas next January. ... [more...]
October 13, 2008	Rosberg Scores Major upset in $100,000 Premiers Stakes Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 12/08) – Rosberg stole the thunder from a trio of super stars at Hastings Racecourse Sunday afternoon. With True ... [more...]
October 11, 2008	Against the Sky Wins Ballerina To Keep Her Winning Streak Going Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 11/08) – The combination of Against the Sky and veteran jockey Frank Fuentes scored a second consecutive stakes win by capturing ... [more...]
October 8, 2008	Sunday's Premiers Lineup at Hastings Creates a 'Tale of the Tape' Setting Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 15/08) – The running of the $100,000 Premiers GIII Stakes Sunday at Hastings Racecourse is reminiscent of boxing’s historic ... [more...]
October 5, 2008	Almost Time Gains Revenge in Winning Jack Diamond Futurity Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 5/08) – Almost Time arrived right on schedule for trainer Dino Condilenios in Sunday’s $100,000 Jack Diamond Futurity at ... [more...]
October 4, 2008	P. S. Good N Ready Maintains Streak for Trainer Cindy Krasner Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 4/08 – The combination of trainer Cindy Krasner and veteran jockey Dave Wilson is on a stakes roll at Hastings Racecourse. ... [more...]
September 21, 2008	Krazy Koffee Steals the Show in 63rd Running of the B. C. Derby Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 21/08) – The letter “K” was for Krasner and Krazy Koffee Sunday in the $250,000 BC Derby at Hastings Racecourse. Trained by ... [more...]
September 20, 2008	A Minor B. C. Oaks Upset for Blue Sky Holiday Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 20/08) – Calling it a “perfect trip”, veteran jockey Chad Hoverson rode Blue Sky Holiday to a convincing victory in the $140,48 ... [more...]
September 12, 2008	$250,000 BC DERBY Set For Sunday, Sept. 21 at Hastings Nominations for the 63^rd running of the $250,000 BC Derby have closed and now the tension mounts as 22 nominations are trimmed to a starting field of ... [more...]
September 7, 2008	Golden Ratio & El Sinaloense Set The Stage For Yearling & Mixed Sale With the annual CTHS Sales Stakes for 2-year-olds now in the racing history books, horsemen will look forward to what the future might hold with next... [more...]
September 1, 2008	Four Stakes Wins In a Row For Fan Favourite Spaghetti Mouse Whether it’s his catchy name or his flashy past efforts, Spaghetti Mouse continues to be a keenly popular performer at Hastings Racecourse. He had a... [more...]
August 31, 2008	Krazy Koffee Looms As Favourite In $250,000 B.C. Derby On Sept. 21 Krazy Koffee stirred the pot again at Hastings Racecourse Sunday with his third consecutive stakes victory in the $50,000 Richmond Derby Trial. ... [more...]
August 30, 2008	Upsets The Name Of The Game In Hastings Stakes Features The “chalk” didn’t make much of an impression on the Hastings Racecourse blackboard as back-to-back upsets thrilled a holiday weekend crowd on... [more...]
August 26, 2008	They Looked Unbeatable And They Were ... No Stakes Surprises At Hastings A couple of former stakes winners at Hastings Racecourse weren’t to be denied in the weekend features. El Sinaloense, the sensational 2-year-old... [more...]
August 13, 2008	Value Of A Show Wager To Increase At Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse is pleased to announce a “show” wagering commission reduction, effective immediately. The change is designed to increase the value... [more...]
August 13, 2008	Friday Nights To Light Up Hastings In September Night racing is returning to Hastings Racecourse. Friday night racing will return commencing September 12 and run through to the 26th. The new time of... [more...]
August 4, 2008	Bc Classic Winner Spaghetti Mouse Worth His Weight In Gold Spaghetti Mouse was assigned the high weight of 125 pounds but the scales leaned in his favour in the 14th running of the $100,000 Redekop BC Cup... [more...]
July 27, 2008	Hastings Gets Ready For Biggest Race Day Of The Year Nominations have closed for the seven stakes races that make up BC Cup Day on August 4 and post positions will be drawn Thursday as Hastings... [more...]
July 13, 2008	First Stakes Win In Canada For Mexican Trainer Juan Olmos Juan Olmos began training horses in 1999 and during his first week in the business he won a stakes race in his native Mexico City. Now he has his... [more...]
July 9, 2008	B.C.-Bred Dancing Allstar Joins The Cast At $1.4 Million ‘Summit Of Speed’ In Miami Billed as a “Canadian sprint sensation” in local Miami racing publications, Bob Cheema’s Dancing Allstar is listed as the second favourite in... [more...]
July 5, 2008	Lady Raj & Remarkable Miss Score Stakes Wins At Hastings Lady Raj went solo without her running mate in the $50,000 Vancouver Sun Handicap and carried the colours for owners Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella in... [more...]
July 1, 2008	Spaghetti Mouse A Three-Peat Winner Of $100,000 Lt. Governors Stakes ‘The Mouse’ in the house did it again. For a third consecutive year, Nick and Pauline Felicella’s Spaghetti Mouse won the $100,000 Lt. Governors... [more...]
June 26, 2008	It’s A Four-Day Hastings Celebration Capped By Lt. Governors Stakes On Tuesday In the spirit of the Canada Day Long Weekend, Hastings Racecourse is staging four consecutive days of racing, fabulous prize draws and superb... [more...]
June 22, 2008	Double Stakes Victories For Jordan & Gutierrez Trainer Terry Jordan and leading rider Mario Gutierrez teamed to score racing doubles by winning both $50,000 divisions of the CTHS Sales Stakes on... [more...]
June 14, 2008	Strawberry Morn Was The Pick Of The Crop In Hastings Feature Stakes Race Season The leading connections of jockey Mario Gutierrez, trainer Troy Taylor and owners Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella continued their dominance at Hastings... [more...]
June 7, 2008	Spaghetti Mouse Serves Up A John Longden Stakes Win Jockey Pedro Alvarado said he was “having fun” during his ride to victory on Spaghetti Mouse in the $50,000 John Longden 6000 Saturday afternoon at... [more...]
May 31, 2008	Holy Nova Makes It Two Hastings Stakes In A Row Holy Nova pulled off a repeat performance with her second consecutive stakes victory in the $50,000 Senate Appointee Saturday at Hastings Racecourse. ... [more...]
May 21, 2008	Marvelous Mario Opens Gap In Hastings Jockey Standings Mario Gutierrez has packed a lot of action into the first nine days of racing at Hastings Racecourse. Last year’s top jockey with 134 wins and $1.7... [more...]
May 11, 2008	Holy Nova Cruises To Victory In Brighouse Belles Stakes Previous stakes winners at Hastings Racecourse were no match for Holy Nova in Saturday’s $50,000 Brighouse Belles. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly... [more...]
May 6, 2008	Hastings Leading Trainer Full Of Life In His 76th Year The year 1932 will always be remembered for the opening of Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the debut of the Jack Benny Show on radio. It... [more...]
May 3, 2008	True Metropolitan Serves Notice He Hasn't Lost His Winning Touch True Metropolitan, winner of two consecutive Sovereign Awards as champion older male horse in Canada, left the distinct impression Saturday he... [more...]
April 30, 2008	Kelowna Owner/Breeder Chuck Fipke Has ‘Tale Of Ekati’ In Kentucky Derby Kelowna geologist Charles (Chuck) Fipke is one of Canada’s most famous prospectors. His diamond mine northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest... [more...]
April 29, 2008	Gutierrez Gets Off To A Hot Start During Opening Weekend At Hastings Mario Gutierrez, last year’s top jockey at Hastings Racecourse, gave notice this past weekend that he doesn’t intend to relinquish his title easily in... [more...]
April 25, 2008	Racing Season Opens Saturday At Hastings With An Invigorating Buzz In The Air Opening Day: There’s nothing quite like it in the world of sports. Traditionally, it is a time to envision great things happening in the weeks and... [more...]
February 5, 2008	They’ll Be At The Post More Often In 2008! Hastings Racecourse brings added excitement with 3 Additional Racing days in 2008! Hastings Racecourse has undertaken many new initiatives for the 200... [more...]
January 8, 2008	$2.7 Million In Hastings Stakes Purses Set The Tone For 2008 Racing Season Hastings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti has announced that 40 stakes races with purses totaling $2.7 million will highlight the 68-day... [more...]