BIG CROWD JOINED PRAVEN & DEBBIE SORENSEN FOR THE BRODIE SORENSEN MEMORIAL PURSE Tweet “The people who work at the track have big hearts,” Praven says. “When I’m there, it’s like being with family.” At first glance it appeared a horse from either Hastings Racing Club 1 or Club 11 had just won and…
LANCE & KIM MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN WITH STAKES WIN & YEARLING PURCHASE Tweet In the span of six weeks, Lance Giesbrecht has bounded back into the limelight at Hastings Racecourse wearing that same engaging smile that was so familiar to local racing fans dating back to the late 1980’s. His most recent flurry…
Jockey Denis Araujo Scores a Racing Hat Trick Tweet IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HALL FAMILY TRADITION SPIRIT BAY CAPTURES SADIE DIAMOND FUTURITY Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 19/16) – Everything went according to plan for trainer Phil Hall at Hastings Racecourse Sunday afternoon. Decked out in a dark suit, matching tie and crisp white shirt, Hall stood…
ANOTHER ANDERSON IS AT HASTINGS RACECOURSE WITH FAMILY MATRIARCH JUNE ANDERSON Tweet Of all the stories you’ve heard and read over the years about kids being introduced to a racetrack by their parents early in life, this one takes the cake. And speaking of cake, odds are there’ll be a snazzy one upstairs in the…
COMPETITIVE FIELDS CREATE PLENTY OF DRAMA FOR BC DERBY/OAKS DAY AT HASTINGS Tweet Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 8/16) – Not only is Saturday’s BC Derby/Oaks Day card the richest of the 2016 thoroughbred season at Hastings Racecourse, but the fields in six stake races are also being cited as the most competitive on this year’s…
A DAY TO REMEMBER & SHARE FOR OWNER AND TRAINER SHAWN LAWSON Tweet Shawn Lawson Shawn Lawson’s story is strictly movie material. When Shawn lost his mother at the age of five, his father became his best friend in the whole wide world and cared and protected him through unthinkable tough times. Alex Lawson…
MIKE ANDERSON ON SCHEDULE TO REPEAT AS LEADING TRAINER Tweet Horse Racing trainer: Mike Anderson When trainer Mike Anderson made his 24th trip this year to the winner’s circle at Hastings Racecourse Monday night, it began a countdown of sorts. With 16 racing days remaining on the 2016 schedule, the regulars along press box…
CARAVETTA’S LATE FRIEND DON ADAMS STILL WITH HIM DURING HIS TIME AT HASTINGS Tweet Crushin Candy inside photo’s out Dashing Don on the outside – Patti Tubbs Photo Breeder/owner Paul Caravetta wasn’t in the best of moods last Sunday after leaving the winner’s circle with the knowledge that his horse had been claimed…