Hastings Fans Can Relive the Triple Crown Belmont Moment Vancouver, B.C. (June 14/15) — More than 10,000 racing fans at Hastings Racecourse watched on the jumbo screen as American Pharoah won the Triple Crown at Belmont earlier this month.It hadn’t happened in 37 years. And now Hastings patrons have the opportunity to share the moment…
2-YEAR-OLD COLT BREEZES TWO FURLONGS IN 25.40 Vancouver, B.C. (June 19/15) — An enthusiastic gathering of mostly first-time owners was on hand early Sunday morning to watch their latest investment breeze for the first time at Hastings Racecourse. With trainer Steve Henson and manager Richard Yates hosting the freshly-minted team of partners who have joined…
While the loudest cheer at Hastings Racecourse on the weekend was reserved for American Pharoah’s history-making Triple Crown victory at the Belmont in New York, local jockey Richard Hamel also received his fair share of adulation. Hamel won three of the four $50,000 stakes features on the Saturday/Sunday cards at Hastings and came close to making…
Can it finally happen after 37 years? Can 2015 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah capture the first Triple Crown in thoroughbred racing history since Affirmed in 1978? We’ll know Saturday with the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes from Long Island, New York … and local racing fans can witness it live…
Long-time Hastings Racecourse trainer Steve Henson has been a man on the move lately. He spent most of last week at Del Mar Racetrack on a scouting mission for the exciting new Hastings Racing Club. After keenly monitoring the Gallop Show and famous Barrett’s Sale over three days, Henson purchased a two-year-old colt by the…
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Jockey Predicted Cederberg Victory in Jim Coleman Province Vancouver, B.C. (May 3/15) With a well-timed move by jockey Ryan Pacheco, Quatre Cat took control of things at the half-mile call and drew clear to win the $50,000 Ross McLeod Stakes by 8 ½ lengths Sunday afternoon at Hastings Racecourse. Quatre Cat returned $15.60, $5.70 and $3.50 and finished…
Nichelle Milner: “Horsemen Are Family” Jockey Nichelle Milner was paralyzed for seven months when she suffered a broken back in 1989 and a broken neck in 1992 following accidents during her riding career in the U.S. But she never allowed it to break her spirit. Milner is the newest member of the Hastings Racecourse management…