Visiting jockeys Rico Walcott and Aaron Gryder thrilled an opening day crowd with $50,000 stakes victories under ideal weather conditions Sunday at Hastings Racecourse. Walcott, leading rider at Edmonton’s Northlands Park in 2013, slipped through the rail on Title Contender to take a commanding lead entering the final turn and won the George Royal Stakes…
Opening Day Sunday, April 27 Launches 2014 Season Historians have recorded that the first thoroughbred race staged in Vancouver was held in 1889 in what was referred to as the Vancouver City Stakes. It was the first – and last – time Howe Street was used as a racetrack. A horse named Mayflower took home…
Photo of Jockey Fuentes Wins National Prize For Single Mom Red carpets, champagne receptions and $250-a-plate dinners have never been part of Patti Tubbs’ lifestyle. She’s a 48-year-old single mother surviving on a monthly $900 disability pension who tries to make ends meet by delivering pizza at night and occasionally selling one of her racing-related…
Enter your ballot at Guest Services to enter draws held every Thursday at 8PM and 10PM. Each draw winner will get to choose a Horse for the Grand Finale on May 6th and $250 Free Slot Play! At the Grand Finale all 20 Horses will race to cross the finish line! Win your share of…
If you’re traveling in British Columbia you can bet the races at 20 sites throughout the province. See the list below for the site nearest your destination. Castlegar Chances Castlegar 100 Hall Road Castlegar, BC V1N 4M5 Phone: 250.304.6300 Chilliwack Best Western Rainbow Country Inn 43971 Industrial Way Chilliwack, B.C. V2R 3A4 Phone:…
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren MacDonald to the position of General Manager of Hastings Racecourse. MacDonald, 42, joined the Hastings team as Manager of Gaming Operations in 2007 and over the past four years has been extensively involved in the racing side of the business as Assistant General…
Hastings Racecourse & Casino proudly presents Lucky Horseshoes! You could win over $1,000 every Sunday & Wednesday this February & March! Dates: February 12th – March 16th Draw Dates: Sundays & Wednesdays Draw Times: Draws begin at 8:00pm Balloting Begins: February 1st, 2014