R.J. & LOIS BENNETT TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT ANNUAL THOROUGHBRED AWARDS DINNER Square Dancer Completes Cinderella 2015 Story Three New B.C. Racing Hall of Fame Inductees Vancouver, B.C. (Dec. 7/15) — Russell and Lois Bennett didn’t just visit the podium at the 2015 Thoroughbred Awards Dinner. They owned it. Affectionately known as the Royal Couple…
DetailsOverall Wagering Up 14.7% Compared to Previous Year Vancouver, B.C. (Nov. 9/15) – When the local racing industry’s three associations and management at Hastings Racecourse introduced a new initiative called the Hastings Racing Club this past June, not even the most enthusiastic optimist figured it would become such a colossal and instant hit. With a…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (Oct. 19/15) – The 2016 thoroughbred racing season will begin in mid-April and conclude in mid-October it was announced today by Hastings Racecourse General Manager Darren MacDonald. “It was great to come to a mutually beneficial schedule with the horsemen’s groups,” MacDonald said. “I couldn’t be happier. Now we just wait for the…
Details10-Race Card Goes Sunday at 1:50 p.m. Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 15/15) – The regularly scheduled Saturday afternoon card at Hastings Racecourse has been cancelled due to a virus that has spread through the barns, General Manager Darren MacDonald announced today. “We made every effort to fill the back-to-back weekend cards,” MacDonald said. “The…
DetailsKillin Me Smalls Cruises to $100,000 Premiers Handicap Victory Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 12/15) – While a Thanksgiving turkey dinner was on the buffet menu at Hastings Racecourse, it was Reuben sandwiches all around for the winning connections celebrating the $100,000 Grade 3 Premiers Handicap Monday afternoon. Jockey Ruben Lara, one of the leading riders at…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (Oct. 9/15) – Hastings Racecourse jockey Richard Hamel remembers Thanksgiving Day 2014 for all the wrong reasons. He appeared to be on his way to victory aboard favoured Splendid Scat in the $75,000 Fantasy for two-year-old fillies when a horse in front of him went down. A nasty spill left Hamel with a…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (Sept. 20/15) – The love affair involving an owner, a trainer, a seasoned jockey and spunky two-year-old filly blossomed again at Hastings Racecourse Sunday afternoon. C U At Eau Claire extended her winning streak in 2015 stakes races to three with a victory by a neck in the 26th running of the Sadie…
DetailsHastings Fans Can Relive the Triple Crown Belmont Moment Vancouver, B.C. (June 14/15) — More than 10,000 racing fans at Hastings Racecourse watched on the jumbo screen as American Pharoah won the Triple Crown at Belmont earlier this month.It hadn’t happened in 37 years. And now Hastings patrons have the opportunity to share the moment…
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