By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: There was a time, not terribly long ago, when ladies were not welcome in drinking establishments unless they were escorted by a gentleman; service clubs refused to register female members and women were not allowed to wear slacks in trendy restaurants. Or in Mary Cowan’s…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Trainers Allan Jack, 84, and Frank Barroby, 75, have blazed separate trails over the years at Hastings Racecourse but the footprints they’ve created along the way have led to similar ports of call. They are two world-class horse racing gladiators deserving of their respective…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: In sporting circles, an individual who has served his or her team at an ultimate performance level for many years is often referred to as “the face of the franchise”. Monica Bisson, who’s been performing her trade for 25 years at Hastings Racecourse, is clearly…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Seven years ago – June 8, 2012 – a stunned silence overcame a larger-than-normal early morning gathering at Hastings Racecourse. It was the day before the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York when Vancouver’s adopted son, Mario Gutierrez, was on the verge…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Even horses need a day off and typically Monday is a dark day at Hastings Racecourse. Save for the occasional walkabout through the barns, all is quiet. It is a day of rest. But things will certainly pick up later in the day tomorrow (Monday,…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: As the crow flies, the unincorporated community of Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan is located on Highway 614 east of the Alberta border. Latest statistics indicate fewer than 20 permanent residents still reside in the isolated area. Horse racing’s Barroby brothers – Frank and Harold – have permanently put…
DetailsVancouver, B.C. (May 26/19) – Don’t look now but in this early going of the 2019 thoroughbred season trainer Phil Hall has won three of the six stake races staged thus far at Hastings Racecourse. The first two came on opening day May 4 in the Brighouse Belles and Ross McLeod and Hall appeared to…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Dan Jukich was in golden company at the 50th anniversary of the BC Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Thursday night at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Not only was he surrounded by past and present members of the celebrated shrine, Dan also had a small…
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