HorseRacing Central – May 2nd, 2013 OAKS/DERBY DAILY DOUBLE AVAILABLE LOCALLY With the 139th running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and Kentucky Derby on Saturday from Churchill Downs, all 23 Racebook locations throughout British Columbia will be available for Oaks/Derby Daily Double Wagering. Included in the Lower Mainland are Hastings Racecourse, Fraser Downs…
HorseRacing Central – May 10th, 2013 THE LATE ROSS McLEOD TO BE REMEMBERED SATURDAY The 2nd running of the $50,000 Ross McLeod Stakes for 3-year-old fillies will dominate the spotlight in an eight-horse field Saturday at Hastings Racecourse. Mr. McLeod was the founder of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, the parent company of Hastings Racecourse. …
HorseRacing Central – May 17th, 2013 HOLIDAY MONDAY CARD TOPS 3 DAYS OF WEEKEND RACING Hastings Racecourse hosts its first holiday racing card of the 2013 thoroughbred season as British Columbians celebrate Victoria Day on Monday, May 20. Two $50,000 stakes co-feature the Victoria Day eight-race card: the John Longden 6000 for 3-year-olds & up…
HorseRacing Central – May 24th, 2013 FIRST HOLIDAY MONDAY CARD A BIG HIT Raj Mutti, Regional General Manager, BC Racing and General Manager at Hastings Racecourse, was delighted with the way things developed last weekend with three consecutive days of live racing for the first time this season. The Holiday Monday celebrating Victoria Day in…
HorseRacing Central – May 31st, 2013 NEW RACING SECRETARY JUMPS IN WITH BOTH FEET The west coast rain is one thing … learning the ropes in a new role is another. Whichever way you look at, the latest member of the Hastings Racecourse management team has been getting his feet wet since his arrival…
HorseRacing Central – June 7th, 2013 ‘SPRING INTO SUMMER’ WITH 3-DAY HASTINGS WEEKEND Hastings Racecourse has dubbed it “Spring Into Summer” and with the promise of cooperative weather from Global Television meteorologist Mark Madryga, the three days of live racing Friday, Saturday and Sunday couldn’t be more aptly named. It begins with the return of…
HorseRacing Central – Friday, June 14th, 2013 THE BROTHERS BARROBY HONOURED THIS WEEKEND Members of the British Columbia Horse Racing Hall of Fame are going to be saluted throughout the season at Hastings Racecourse and what better way to launch the project than to recognize brothers Harold and Frank Barroby. These two racing industry…
HorseRacing Central – June 21st, 2013 HORSES WORKING OUT HAD A NEW AUDIENCE AT HASTINGS Not that they were aware of it but those horses working out at Hastings Racecourse early Thursday morning were doing so in front of a whole new audience. An estimated 150 members of the B.C. Lions Waterboys Club were…