Vancouver, B.C. (April 26/15) – Veteran trainer Dino Condilenios came dressed for a party Sunday at Hastings Racecourse and wasn’t disappointed. Wearing a trainer’s non-traditional suit, dress shirt and tie, Condilenios was in the winner’s circle not once but twice celebrating victories following the opening stakes races of the Hastings season: the $50,000 George Royal…
DetailsNichelle Milner: “Horsemen Are Family” Jockey Nichelle Milner was paralyzed for seven months when she suffered a broken back in 1989 and a broken neck in 1992 following accidents during her riding career in the U.S. But she never allowed it to break her spirit. Milner is the newest member of the Hastings Racecourse management…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (April 7/15) – Two new stakes races have been added to BC Cup Day on Monday, August 3 while two established BC Cup stakes are moving to a huge Friday Night Live program August 21 on the eve of the 2015 PNE Fair. Darren MacDonald, Hastings General Manager and Director, BC Racing, announced…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (March 24, 2015) – For years early arrivals on a race day at Hastings Racecourse would see a rangy silhouette of a man jogging around the five-furlong oval in the morning mist. It was like a scene from the original Rocky movie where Rocky Balboa would run up the steps of the Philadelphia…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (March 24, 2015) – It won’t be long now before those familiar words “There They Go!” ring out from the broadcast booth as track announcer Dan Jukich launches his 25th anniversary calling the ponies at Hastings Racecourse. Thoroughbred fans have circled the dates Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 as opening weekend…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (March 20, 2015) – A total of 10 non-profit organizations from Hastings-Sunrise and across Vancouver have been selected to participate in the 2015 “Community Days at the Track” program held annually at Hastings Racecourse. A selection committee each year chooses designated organizations for the opportunity to raise funds on a live race day at Hastings Racecourse. The package…
DetailsBC DERBY PURSE INCREASES TO $250,000 Vancouver, B.C. (Feb. 6/15) – Over 100 horses were on the grounds for the opening of training Thursday at Hastings Racecourse. With the 2015 thoroughbred season set to open Saturday, April 25, long-time trainer John Morrison was the first to have a horse on the track shortly after 7:30…
DetailsTwo-Year Extension with City of Vancouver Another Positive Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 28/14) – With the average on-track wagering figures in 2014 showing a marginal increase over 2013 and a two-year operating extension in place with the City of Vancouver, there was good reason for optimism as the thoroughbred season wound down at Hastings Racecourse. “We…
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