It was a day in which even money or close to it favourites were established in all of the seven races - but only three of them actually won.
Hastings Racecourse
BC breeders are off and running with their homebreds as Hastings Racecourse completes the first two days of its late-starting 2020 season.
Quiet grandstands and some unscheduled Race 2 delays notwithstanding, it was an exciting second day of racing at the Vancouver oval.
The last major Canadian racetrack awaiting approval from health officials, but reports are entries will be taken next week; BC Derby not on stakes schedule.
Century Mile in Alberta and Hastings Racecourse in British Columbia appear set to announce opening dates for racing, possibly as soon as June 12.
BC's Thoroughbred track will allow for horses and horsepeople to return to the backstretch May 1 with training beginning May 2.
Hastings Racecourse was supposed to open April 26 but like most tracks, racing is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and breeders are concerned.
Canadian tracks sit and wait for provincial emergency orders to be lifted while horsepeople hope for a return to racing by summer.
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has informed the Emergency Task Force for BC Horse Racing that it will re-open Hastings Racecourse on May 1 for stabling.
The HBPA of BC and the BCTOBA are offering two programs to get money immediately into the hands of owners for cost of spring training
As a result of COVID-19, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is suspending racing and training at Flamboro Downs, Hastings Racecourse, and Fraser Downs.
The 2020 Stakes Schedule at Hastings Racecourse will be worth $2.15 million in purse money over the course of a 51-day racing calendar that begins April 26.
A lot of 'new' things to look forward to as British Columbia racing gets geared up for the 2020 racing season with new lease, new inner rail and more
Hastings Racecourse and the BC industry are moving ahead with plans for programs in 2020, a new inner railing at the track and a Spring Paddock Sale
BC Hall of Famer Troy Taylor's career spanned six decades and he was many times the leading trainer at Hastings Racecourse in B.C.
