By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: To quote Postmedia journalist Lori Culbert in a riveting article published in the Vancouver Sun in November, 2017: “The 350 square foot, two-bedroom apartment is a cramped, no-frills space, but it provided a safe place for cabinet-minister-to-be Shane Simpson, his little sister and his mother…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Two very special ladies who have dedicated countless hours over decades to the well-being of horsemen and horsewomen in the backstretch at Hastings are going to be singled out during tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Holiday Monday card. Jeannie Spence, co-founder of the Hastings Park Learning Centre and…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Hastings Racecourse was making some positive headlines in political circles this past week when it was named in concert with Great Canadian Gaming Corporation as a recipient of a 2018 Child Care Award of Excellence. The Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development and…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: In the days leading up to this year’s 73rd running of the BC Derby at Hastings it appeared Glen Todd and Mario Gutierrez were going to be back together again, albeit for a short but treasured time. Original word from California-based Reddam Racing was that Mario…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: Last Saturday’s race card opened with a moment of silence in memory of Dave Dahl, the man Richard Yates so eloquently described as a significant part of the Hastings racing community both as a horseman and as a member of the security team that manages the…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: It’s that time of year again when things get edgy in the Jack Short Media Lounge high above track level at Hastings Racecourse. Normally the found-ins seem to be a happy little group that takes great delight in exchanging good-natured (we think) insults. Three of…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: It wasn’t that long ago when Amadeo Perez and Enrique Gonzalez were doing their own version of Mexico’s national dance – the Jarabe Tapito – as a racing season was nearing its conclusion at Hastings Racecourse. The year was 2013 and it appeared Perez was…
DetailsBy Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport DERBY LEFTOVERS: As The Irish Rovers of 1980’s fame would suggest: “Wasn’t That A Party?” Saturday’s 73rd running of the BC Derby lived up to its expectations as one of the highlights on Vancouver’s entertainment scene this year. The fascinators were fascinating, the fedoras were fashionable and a…
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