Six stakes worth $50,000 each highlighted an exciting day of racing at the Vancouver oval which saw a handle of $1.1 million.
Hastings Racecourse
Purses over $300,000 are up for grabs on the holiday card in Vancouver, with multiple champion Infinite Patience among the stars on track.
The Sovereign Award finalist for Champion 3-year-old Male in 2021 starts 2022 with an exciting victory in the 6 1/2 furlong sprint.
Former BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch inspector Darren Young has been charged in a scheme to illegally license grooms from Mexico.
Peter Redekop's stakes winner Anyportinastorm makes his Hastings debut against some fast local sprinters in the 6 1/2 furlong feature.
Giving well-deserved recognition to the jockeys, horses, owners and trainers who soldiered on through another difficult year.
Clearing off the desk with some news and notes from the past racing week across Canada with the month of June on the horizon.
One track from each province will be featured in the racing picks section of Canadian Thoroughbred, providing selections and some comments.
British Columbia-bred filly attracted a bid of $31,000 from Lyle Johnson to top the sale of racing age horses that took place on April 9.
A couple of lucrative programs designed to attract entries to the British Columbia track, available to BC residents only.
There are 40 graded stakes races scheduled to run in Canada, down one from a year ago, that being the Grade 1 Canadian International.
News out of Vancouver's track includes a full slate of stakes races for the new season and the CTHS BC will host a Horses of Racing Age sale.
Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic once again hung over the world and racing in this country struggled, but also had many great stories.
News from tracks across the country as racing people and breeders try to stay afloat following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Racing starts on May 7th and runs through October 16th on a regular Saturday and Sunday schedule with a post time of 2:00pm.