with files from Glenn Todd, Derby Bar & Grill Newsletter
The British Columbia Horse Racing Industry Management Committee met yesterday at the office of BCLC for their final meeting of 2019.
The budget and allocation were approved at yesterday’s meeting so the Associations can now proceed for laying out the programs for 2020. An all Association meeting is scheduled for December 28th and many of the allocation amounts will be approved and announced to the industry.
Important budget items such as the purse pool, stakes pool will be budgeted and published after that meeting.
HASTINGS UPDATES AND MOVE IN TIMES
The installation of the new inner rail is to start construction during the last week of January and scheduled completion on or about February 9-10.
The track will open for set-up on February 7th and move in of horses on February 9th and the track open for training on February 11th.
CTHS (BC DIVISION) HAVE ANNOUNCED SPRING PADDOCK SALE
The CTHS, Hastings Racecourse and the Horsemen’s Associations have all agreed to hold a Horses of Racing Age sale on Saturday, Match 14 with a preview on Saturday, March 7th.
The Hole in the Wall gang in conjunction with the BCHRIMC have purchased 12 – 2 year olds that will be offered in the sale.
Contact the CTHS Office for more details and entry forms for you to enter any horses you may wish to sell.
The track had confirmation of a lease extension for Hastings Racecourse with the City of Vancouver for five years recently and that has added stability to the industry.
“The term of the extension is for five years with a five-year option to renew thereafter,” Raj Mutti, Executive Vice President Operations for Great Canadian Gaming had announced earlier. “The thoroughbred industry has a long and storied history in B.C. and Great Canadian, in partnership with the City of Vancouver and the industry’s breed associations, feels the lease extension is an important stepping stone to ensuring sustainability of the industry long term.”
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