The biggest and richest day of the year was a day of dreams at Hastings Racecourse Sunday. From wealthy owner Peter Redekop to the struggling stable of trainer Brian (Spud) O’Connell, there were unforgettable thrills in the making before 10,000-plus fascinator and fedora-clad thoroughbred fans on BC Derby Day. Redekop won the $150,000 BC Derby […]
Mario Gutierrez
I’ll Have Another, owned by Windsor, Ontario native J. Paul Reddam, captured the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby with an off-the-pace rally engineered by jockey Mario Gutierrez on Saturday. I’ll Have Another left from post 19 in the 1-1/4 mile classic and Gutierrez, who raced at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver for six years, […]
