A man on a mission, Darren MacDonald is keen for the 2017 thoroughbred meet at Hastings Racecourse to kick into high gear after the city’s rough winter spell.

“I think we’re starting to finally build after such a terrible winter,” said MacDonald, general manager of Hastings and also director of British Columbia (BC) Racing. “It was the worst winter in 40 years and we got off to a slow start. At the start of the meet it was really cold, the crowds weren’t there, but they are finally starting to pick up again. I think we are going to have a strong finish to the season. We’ve seen our handle bounce back a little bit on track.”

Born and raised in Nanaimo, BC, MacDonald got his first taste of the horse world through his grandfather.

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