With the curtain closing on our 2017 thoroughbred racing schedule this afternoon, I’d like to share what I consider my five favourite memories from this past season. 1) Daz Lin Dawn – The word ‘sensational’ immediately springs to mind when you consider this three-year-old filly was purchased at the 2015 CTHS Yearling & Mixed…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Hastings Racecourse is proud to be a long-time corporate partner of the Vancouver Canadians, winners of their fourth Northwest League Baseball Championship this year. And with the 2017 World Series about to begin in 10 days, it seemed an appropriate time to acknowledge three members…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (Oct. 12/17 – Hastings Racecourse General Manager and Director, B.C. Racing Darren MacDonald said Wednesday that a “lack of entries” has forced cancellation of Sunday’s card. “We will be going with a nine-race card Saturday at our regular 1:50 p.m. start,” MacDonald said. “But due to a lack of entries there will not…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: For a while last Sunday it appeared there would be a real life Hollywood-type comeback story in the works during the $100,000 Ascot Graduation at Hastings Racecourse. Jockey Scott Williams was back in a competitive saddle at Hastings for the first time since June of…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: As this 2017 thoroughbred racing season winds down, the competitive juices of our infamous three Hastings Handicappers begin to hit uncontrollable levels. Not that they require further introductions but for the record, we’re talking about Randy Goulding of the Daily Racing Form and the two Derby…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Mexican-born apprentice jockey Jose Mariano Asencio has a message for his friends and fans that nobody can put into words better than the courageous and charming 20-year-old himself: “I am doing very well. Better every day. I am walking without crutches and have no more pain.…
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