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2011 Press Releases

November 28, 2011BC DERBY WINNER NORTHERN CAUSEWAY NAMED 2011 HORSE OF THE YEAR
Almost Time Takes Top BC-Bred Honours


Vancouver, B.C. (Nov. 27/11) - A couple of major stakes winners at Hastings Racecourse in 2011... [more...]
October 3, 2011Racing Fraternity Mourns Sid Martin’s Passing After Illustrious Hall Of Fame Career
He started his career in the racing industry as a hot walker at $5 a week in 1943 and 32 years later he had made it to the biggest stage in the sport... [more...]
October 2, 2011Legendary Jockey Russell Baze Takes Jebrica For A Winning Ride In $100,000 Bc Premiers Orchid’s Silver Scores Big Upset In Ballerina
Jebrica missed winning the BC Derby by a neck to Northern Causeway on Sept. 11 but made amends with a dramatic victory in the 65th running of the BC... [more...]
October 1, 20112011 TOP RIDER TITLE STILL UP FOR GRABS HEADING INTO FINAL DAY AT HASTINGS ON SUNDAY
Hamel Has Slim Lead After Two Wins Saturday

Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 1/11) – Jockey Richard Hamel won one of the featured $75,000 stakes at... [more...]
September 29, 2011Championship Weekend Closes Hastings 2011 Racing Season
One of the busiest people at Hastings Racecourse on “championship weekend” will be Cathy Rycroft with her assignment to paint three of the... [more...]
September 22, 2011Mutti Sees Positive Signs at Hastings Racecourse
Good news is always welcome so what has been happening in thoroughbred racing at Hastings Racecourse the last several weeks has put a bounce in... [more...]
September 15, 2011Jeannie Spence Loves Her Racing Family
The 'Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award' Jeannie Spence will receive at the end of the month, in Toronto, isn’t the first... [more...]
September 7, 2011RUNNING OF 66th BC DERBY ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 DRAWS SOME OF RACING’S BIGGEST NAMES
Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 7/11) – Two of the hottest and most sought-after jockeys in North America will be joined by one of California’s... [more...]
September 6, 2011COMBO OF TROY TAYLOR & MARVELOUS MARIO SWEEP BOTH ENDS OF LABOUR DAY STAKES
BC Derby Next Challenge on Owner Todd’s Wish List

Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 5/11) – The winning connections in back-to-back stakes... [more...]
September 1, 2011Excitement Building for BC Derby Sept. 11 at Hastings
If BC Cup Day is the biggest one of the Hastings Racecourse season, the 66th running of the BC Derby is its single most celebrated race of the... [more...]
August 29, 2011PNE Crowd Watches Castinette Dancer Make Music In Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes
Any doubts about Castinette Dancer being able to handle the 1 1/16 miles distance were quickly eliminated in Friday afternoon’s $50,000 Hong... [more...]
August 29, 2011PAWN STARS TO APPEAR FREE AT HASTINGS RACECOURSE AND SLOTS ALL DAY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10th WITH $250,000 IN CASH TO BUY YOUR STUFF!!!
When was the last time you were paid cash to have fun???

Stars of the History Channel’s groundbreaking hit series “Pawn Stars... [more...]
August 25, 2011New Stride Finds New Homes for Retired Race Horses
As if it was a staged event, Lorrie Lisogar, a thoroughbred owner, entered – stage right - to express her gratitude to Marcy Emery for finding... [more...]
August 21, 2011FAVOURITE SUNNYSIDE GAL DRAWS A HUGE CROWD IN THE SADIE DIAMOND FUTURITY WINNER’S CIRCLE UPSET WIN FOR SATORIALIST IN JACK DIAMOND FUTURITY
Vancouver, B.C. (Aug. 19/11) – The 2-year-olds strutted their stuff in Friday night’s back-to-back $100,000 stakes races at Hastings... [more...]
August 18, 2011HASTINGS TALENT SPREADS ITS WINGS
Thanks, in part, to some fancy stakes scheduling by Director of Racing Paul Ryneveld in concert with the Horsemen groups and CTHS, it has allowed some... [more...]
August 15, 2011A BC DERBY REMATCH COULD BE IN THE WORKS AFTER NORTHERN CAUSEWAY’S SUNDAY WIN
Commander Loses Head-to-Head Battle Down the Stretch

Vancouver, B.C. (August 14/11) – Northern Causeway and Commander - a couple of 3... [more...]
August 14, 2011ADELPHIA GROUP ADDS DERBY ATMOSPHERE WITH CLASSY TOUCH TO ‘A DAY AT THE RACES’
‘Business Casual’ Crowd in Fedoras & Fascinators

Vancouver, B.C. (August 12/11) – The Adelphia Group of Vancouver outdid... [more...]
August 11, 2011HOGGARD BROTHERS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
Les Hoggard’s infatuation with thoroughbred horse racing can only be described as enduring since it began the year he was born. That was 66... [more...]
August 4, 2011BC CUP DAY: A RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS
BC Cup Day was more than those who toil to put together the celebration of thoroughbred breeding could have dreamed of at Hastings Racecourse.

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July 28, 2011BC Cup Day Promises a Party Atmosphere
If the BC Derby is the biggest race of the year, BC Cup is the biggest day of the Hastings Racecourse season.

It is the celebration of the... [more...]
July 22, 2011Squire’s Satellite Debris Debuts Friday Afternoon
Global Television’s Squire Barnes is hoping his untried 2-year-old filly won’t imitate her new name when she takes to the Hastings... [more...]
July 17, 2011A ROUGH START BUT SMOOTH FINISH WORKS FOR WANDO WOMAN IN STRAWBERRY MORN
Vancouver, B.C. (July 16/11) -- Veteran jockey Frank Fuentes didn’t panic when Wando Woman broke a step slowly in Saturday’s $50,000... [more...]
July 17, 2011CREW LEADER WINS S.W. RANDALL PLATE FAVOURITE ST LIAMS HALO 2nd IN PHOTO FINISH
Vancouver, B.C. (July 17/11) – Trainer Dino Condilenios breathed a long sigh of relief despite the fact he said he was confident that Crew... [more...]
July 16, 2011TODAY'S WIENER DOG RACES POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY'S CARD AT HASTINGS
Vancouver,B.C. (July 16/11) -- No self-respecting Wiener Dog would
even consider getting his paws wet & muddy and as a result, today's
... [more...]
July 14, 2011Bright Future on Horizon for 2-year-old Filly
Remember the name Claresmiezie.

And if you were part of the large gathering who got to watch her run last Saturday at Hastings Racecourse be... [more...]
July 13, 2011LEADING RIDER MAKES RIGHT CHOICE AS HERESCOMELUCKY ROMPS TO VICTORY
Vancouver, B.C. (July 10/11) – Jockey Mario Gutierrez had his pick of which Glen Todd-connected 2-year-old he wanted to ride in Sunday’s $... [more...]
July 13, 2011JOEY’ THE WONDER WIENER DOG RETURNS RELISHING A THIRD VISIT TO THE WIENER’S CIRCLE
Two-day Showdown – 64 Dogs – at Hastings This Weekend

Vancouver, B.C. (July 14/11) – With his owner Nancy Green saying he... [more...]
July 10, 2011SPEEDY 2-YEAR-OLD CLARESMIEZIE NEVER LOOKED BACK IN WINNING $50,000 LASSIE AT HASTINGS RACECOURSE
Vancouver, B.C. (July 9/11) – Veteran jockey Pedro Alvarado enjoyed one of those rides when absolutely nothing was going to go wrong Saturday... [more...]
July 7, 2011Todd Is On a BC Derby Mission
Glen Todd, one of the biggest spenders and most active owner of thoroughbred racing in these here parts, has a big hole on his trophy shelf that needs... [more...]
July 5, 2011OVERVALUED GAINS REVENGE BY UPSTAGING FAVOURED CASTINETTE DANCER IN SUPERNATUREL
Vancouver, B.C. (July 3/11) – Jockey Dave Wilson and Overvalued turned the tables on heavily-favoured Castinette Dancer in Sunday’s $50,00... [more...]
July 5, 2011‘BREADHEAD’ FROM COBS CHASES THIRD STRAIGHT MASCOT DERBY TITLE AT HASTINGS ON SUNDAY
Vancouver, B.C. (July 7/11) – Breadhead is looking to three-peat as champion of the 2011 Mascot Derby in support of Variety – The Children... [more...]
July 3, 2011A RARE PREDICTION FROM TROY TAYLOR LEAVES ST LIAMS HALO SUPPORTERS CHEERING
Favoured Inhisglory Romps to Chris Loseth Victory

Vancouver, B.C. (July 1/11)—79-year-old Troy Taylor, looking for his fifth consecutive... [more...]
June 30, 2011Strutting Their Stuff at Clocker’s Corner
By Kent Gilchrist

There is something grand about sitting halfway up in the stands at Hastings Racecourse and watching some of the four-legged... [more...]
June 30, 2011BUSY STAKES SCHEDULE COMING UP ON BALANCE OF HASTINGS LIVE RACING CALENDAR
June 30/11) – Sh-sh-sh. Don’t tell the weatherman. But the 2011 thoroughbred racing season is at the half-way mark and what remains is a... [more...]
June 23, 2011Cookie's Columm: Early Nominations Spark BC Derby Interest
Owners of 56 three-year-olds think enough of their young horses to pay the early nominating fee for the 65th running of the $200,000 BC Derby.

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June 14, 2011SENOR ROJO ENJOYS THE ADDED DISTANCE & CLOSES STRONGLY AGAINST ‘THE MOUSE IN THE HOUSE”
Vancouver, B.C. (June 11/11) – The last time Senor Rojo won a long distance race at Hastings Racecourse was in his final start of the 2010... [more...]
June 14, 2011PRODUCTIVE DAY FOR TRAINER CRAIG MACPHERSON WITH WINS IN BOTH FEATURE RACES SUNDAY AT HASTINGS
Vancouver, B.C. (June 12/11) – Too Much Dirt and Belle Evangeline made it a perfect day for trainer Craig MacPherson Sunday at Hastings... [more...]
June 9, 2011Redekop Part of the Backbone at Hastings
Longtime thoroughbred saviour Peter Redekop thought his latest Hastings Racecourse star Inhisglory had lost for the second time since being shipped in... [more...]
June 3, 2011START TIME AT HASTINGS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10 ADJUSTED TO 1:20 P.M. AS PART OF CANUCKS FEVER
Vancouver, B.C. (June 2/11) – Raffi Torres, scoring hero in the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 win over Boston in Wednesday’s opener of the Stanley... [more...]
June 2, 2011Beauty is the Eye of the Beholder
The mare Mystic Pass may be The Big Ugly to most people around veterinarian/breeder Brian Anderson’s Fort Langley farm, but she’s Mom to a... [more...]
May 23, 2011CLASSIC ALLEY KAT KICKS OFF THREE-DAY WEEKEND WITH STYLISH SENATE APPOINTEE STAKES WIN
Vancouver, B.C. (May 21/11) – Classic Alley Kat was the class of the field in Saturday’s $50,000 Senate Appointee Stakes to launch three... [more...]
May 20, 2011Apprentice Jockey Happy to Be Part of Snow Show
Like clockwork, apprentice rider Marlo Dunn won races at Hastings Racecourse last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That’s more wins than she had in ... [more...]
May 15, 2011Burnin’ Britches Steals Weekend Show At Hastings With Second Straight Upset Victory
Owner Jill Lindell can be excused for thinking she might have a hot item on her hands in three-year-old filly Burnin’ Britches.

Trained... [more...]
May 13, 2011Canucks From San Jose & Live Racing At Hastings A Winning Power Play Combination On Sunday, May 22
Watch the Game on TV at Noon; Stay for Racing at 3:20 p.m. .

The first Long Holiday Weekend of live racing at Hastings Racecourse & Slots... [more...]
May 12, 2011Stormy Canuck Runs at Hastings for New Hospice
Roy and Dixie Jacobson, owners of big and handsome Stormy Canuck, were looking for an easier spot to enter their lightly raced three-year-old and not... [more...]
May 8, 2011COULDABENTHEWHISKY INSTEAD OF MINT JULEPS ON KENTUCKY DERBY DAY AT HASTINGS RACECOURSE
Emerald Downs Invader Wins Jim Coleman Province

Vancouver, B.C. (May 7, 2011) – The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby attracted the... [more...]
May 4, 2011BRYANT McAFEE: A QUIET MAN ON A MISSION HELPED PEOPLE TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND
Horse Racing Industry Mourns His Passing

Vancouver, B.C. (May 4/11) -- Bryant McAfee, inducted into the British Columbia Thoroughbred Racing... [more...]
May 1, 2011Marvelous Mario Scores Four Wins Sunday Including $50,000 Boulevard Casino Stakes
Jockey Mario Gutierrez enjoyed his Sunday afternoon outing in the sunshine at Hastings Racecourse with four wins, including the feature $50,000... [more...]
April 26, 2011Friday Night Live Racing Starts May 6 / Regular Schedule In Place Saturday & Sunday
The first scheduled Friday Night Live card at Hastings Racecourse has been moved from April 29 to Friday, May 6.

Regular live racing resumes at... [more...]
April 23, 2011NOOSA BEACH WINS $50,000 GEORGE ROYAL STAKES AGAINST TOP FIELD AT HASTINGS RACECOURSE
Vancouver, B.C. (April 22/11) – “I said ‘let’s go’ and he took me for a ride,” said veteran jockey Gallyn Mitchell... [more...]
April 20, 2011FIRST STAKES RACE OF HASTINGS SEASON A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT GEORGE ROYAL
Good Friday Holiday Card Starts at 1:20 p.m.

Vancouver, B.C. (April 20/11) – It has been written in horse racing annals that if George... [more...]
April 18, 2011SUCCESSFUL OPENING WEEKEND AT HASTINGS CONCLUDES WITH A 2011 MUSTANG WINNER
Vancouver, B.C. (April 17/11) - The weather cleared, the crowds came and opening weekend of thoroughbred racing at Hastings Racecourse was deemed a... [more...]
April 10, 2011Clockers Corner Open House At Hastings Attracts All Levels Of Horse Racing Industry
2011 Thoroughbred Season Launches April 16-17

The countdown is into the single digit stage for the opening of the 2011 thoroughbred racing season

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March 22, 2011ESPN.com "At Hastings, The Player Is King"
If you haven't yet discovered Hastings Racecourse, and chances are you haven't, this is the year that needs to change. When the track, which is... [more...]
March 15, 2011RICHARD HAMEL WILL HAVE HIS WORK CUT OUT IN DEFENDING LAST YEAR’S LEADING RIDER TITLE
JOCKEY COLONY AT HASTINGS BOASTS PLENTY OF TALENT

Vancouver, B.C. (March 15/11) – In the past five seasons at Hastings Racecourse there... [more...]
February 28, 2011Hudon Brothers Go Head-To-Head Saturday
by Kent Gilchrist

There’s a 25 per cent chance that the winner of Saturday’s Standardbred Canada Western Regional Driving... [more...]
February 28, 2011Hastings Racecourse Announces Increased Purses and Reduced Take-Outs for 2011 Thoroughbred Race Season
Fan-Friendly “Afternooner” Start Times to Also Be Introduced

Vancouver, B.C. (March 1, 2011) – The 2011 thoroughbred racing... [more...]
February 17, 2011Red Dog is a Fixture at Fraser Downs by Kent Gilchrist
Once a pro hockey player and once a boxing champion, Brian Ingram has been a fixture at Fraser Downs for more than two decades. But ask for him and... [more...]
February 10, 2011Mystic Maiden: A Favourite Valentine (by Kent Gilchrist)
For several excellent reasons that will be explained, almost everyone’s favourite Valentine will be Mystic Maiden at Fraser Downs on Sunday.
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February 3, 2011Marino Strives to Be the World’s Best by Kent Gilchrist
Fraser Downs driver Jim Marino wants people to know him for himself instead of having them ask if he’s related to Miami Dolphins legend Dan... [more...]
January 21, 2011COOKIE'S BACKSTRETCH BANTER - week one
As a life-long sports writer who discovered years ago there are few things better than going to a race track to watch (and wager on) live horse racing... [more...]