May 17, 2013

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…

May 24, 2013

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…

May 31, 2013

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…

June 7, 2013

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…

June 14, 2013

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…

June 21, 2013

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…

June 28, 2013

HorseRacing Central – Friday, June 28th, 2013 CANADA DAY WEEKEND LIVE RACE CARD REDUCED Hastings Racecourse & Slots advises racing fans that the upcoming Canada Day live racing weekend will be reduced with the cancellation of the Saturday, June 29 card.  Simulcast and off-track wagering will be open and available as usual. In agreement with…

July 5, 2013

HorseRacing Central – Friday, July 5th, 2013 LEADING TRAINER TAYLOR HAS SOME COMPETITION For the past six years Troy Taylor has been saluted as Leading Trainer at the Annual Thoroughbred Awards Dinner. With 22 wins after 81 starts this season, it might seem that the 81-year-old elder statesman of the backstretch at Hastings Racecourse is…