The 2024 season at Hastings Racecourse concluded Sunday, Oct. 13 with seven races. The Vancouver track offered fans a free mystery wallet at the track with a voucher inside for up to $100.
The final two stakes races of the meeting were held on Saturday.
BC’s top two-year-old MOUNT DOOM made it look easy in the $50,000 Glen Todd Ascot Graduation, pressing the pace from the outset with Counter Cat to the final turn before edging clear to win by 4 3/4 lengths in 1:45.57 for 1 1/16 miles. Sent out at 2-to-5 odds, the son of Bakken – Willow Creek Farms and Lorie Henson own a Song for Arbonne by Arch, trained by Steve Henson and was bred by Bill Stewart in BC.
Mount Doom was a $15,496 yearling purchase at the BC CTHS Horses of Racing Sale and he is from a winning mare who has also produced stakes winner Mount Asgard. The Ascot Graduation was the fourth stakes win for Mount Doom from five career races. He has earned $103,475.
Jeffrey Sangara’s SOMEDAY LADY dueled on the pace for half of the Glen Todd Fantasy Stakes and then pulled clear to win by 2 1/4 lengths as the 1-to-5 favourite.
Ridden by Kerron Khelewan, the grey daughter of Cairo Prince – Tessanna by Storm Victory was bred in B.C. by Helen Klines and Willow Crreek Farms. Cindy Krasner is the trainer of Someday Lady.
The time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:45.98. Sailing Force was second over Another Last Dance and Zenari. Early front-runner Anstruther was pulled up on the final turn and vanned off.
Someday Lady, a $22,138 (US) yearling purchase at the BC CTHS Horses of the Racing Age sale, is the third named foal for Tessanna and second winner. Tessanna, placed three times in five races, is a half-sister to six winners.
Someday Lady has two wins in four races for earnings of $71,509. She also won the Sadie Diamond Futurity this year.
