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RETURN OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC TO FRANKIE’S EARS

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 25, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: When Friday Night Live racing was introduced at Hastings Racecourse several years ago the philosophy was quite simple: (a) to give a new and younger demographic the opportunity to enjoy live thoroughbred racing as a form of night-time entertainment heading into the weekend and (b) to…

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RACING TITLES UP FOR GRABS AT THE HALF-WAY TURN

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 21, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Today marks the official halfway mark of this 2017 thoroughbred season at Hastings Racecourse. One year ago this weekend Richard Hamel was leading the jockey standings with 47 wins; Mike Anderson led his training rivals by sending 18 horses to the winner’s circle and Swift Thoroughbreds…

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TAMMY SNOW STILL RIDING AND ENJOYING LIFE TO THE FULLEST

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 20, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Veteran journalist Bob Mackin showed up for the wiener dog races last weekend bearing a nostalgic gift in the form of a July 15, 2000 racing program from what was then known as ‘Hastings Park Racecourse’. What practically jumped off Page 3 was a large black…

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‘THE MOUSE’ WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 14, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport   SCENE & HEARD: Hastings Racecourse GM Darren MacDonald was the bearer of good news when he paid Nick Felicella a visit on a rainy Tuesday afternoon this past January. And what better place to deliver the message than Nick’s Spaghetti House on Commercial Drive? That’s where Mr. Felicella…

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DEIGHTON CUP & FRIDAY NIGHT RACING NEXT UP AS SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 13, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport   SCENE & HEARD:  The return of the Wiener Dog Races can mean only one thing:  Hastings Racecourse is officially – and happily – looking forward to its very own “spring into summer” mode. With the recent nasty weather behind us, our ‘darling little dachshunds’ (as TSN Radio’s Brook…

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A WEENIE TOUCH OF PUPPY LOVE RETURNS TO HASTINGS JULY 15-16

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 7, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: A week from Sunday, July 16 – the champion of the 9th annual Wiener Dog Races at Hastings Racecourse will be crowned and track announcer Dan Jukich will gladly file his script away for another year that begins with:  “Ladies and Gentlemen, start your wieners!” The…

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BILL CHISHOLM FONDLY REMEMBERS HIS LATE PAL JOHN FERGUSON

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 6, 2017

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport   SCENE & HEARD: There was no mistaking the distinguished-looking man in the black fedora sitting in Silks at Hastings Racecourse on Canada Day. Bill Chisholm, honoured member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, was a guest of Felix Ayarra, one-time horse owner who’s daughter Rebecca is Mrs.…

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VICTRESS GETS THE LAST WORD WITH NARROW VICTORY IN $75,000 MONASHEE

Press ReleasesBy andrea lamasJuly 5, 2017

Vancouver, B.C. (July 2/17) — It’s weird how this works.  Snuggles, trained by affable Dino Condilenios, is noted for her belligerent behaviour prior to a race. Then there’s Victress with an engaging attitude trained by stone-faced Robert Gilker, a man of few words. It’s almost as if the roles should be reversed. Gilker, who also…

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