Horsemen's Update On BC Stalemate January 21, 2014 On Monday, January 20, a joint update issued by the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of British Columbia (HBPA of BC) brought the provincial horse racing industry up to speed in regard...
BC Racing Heading For Impass January 18, 2014 Jackson Wittup, executive director of Harness Racing B.C. says talks between his organization and Great Canadian Gaming, operators of Fraser Downs have hit a snag and again it’s over the issue of race...
BC Extends Funding...For Now January 17, 2014 British Columbia Horse Racing Industry Management Committee Chair Doug Scott stated this week that, on an interim basis, the provincial industry will continue to use the income-sharing arrangements th...
B.C. Race Dates Conditionally Approved December 14, 2013 The B.C. Horse Racing Industry Management Committee has conditionally approved in principle a 34-day schedule of standardbred racing at Fraser Downs, covering the months of January through April 2014.
Blank, Mutti Comment On BC Challenges April 16, 2013 On the heels of the recently released report on how to both revitalize and make BC's horse racing industry sustainable, Hastings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti and Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Vi...
BC Racing Consultation Report April 13, 2013 Late Friday, the B.C. Horse Racing Industry Management Committee’s draft report recommending ways to make B.C. horse racing financially stable and sustainable was released.
BC Gives Racing Bigger Slot Cut December 22, 2012 On Friday, the horse racing industry received an additional allotment of funding designed to ensure the successful revitalization of the industry.
Smooth Sailing Reported In BC December 05, 2012 When the announcement of a planned south Surrey casino came to light this past summer in BC, local businesses loyal to Fraser Downs let it be known that they were against the expansion due to the assu...
Live Sports Betting At Fraser Downs? September 17, 2012 It has been reported that on Tuesday, September 11 at the Cloverdale and District Chamber of Commerce's luncheon, Jim Lightbody, the BC Lottery Corporation's VP of casino and community gaming, told th...
Civil Racing/Government Relationship Helping BC Racing August 03, 2012 As the Ontario standardbred racing industry currently faces an uphill climb for survival, the situation is dripping with irony when you consider what is now occurring in British Columbia. Canada's wes...
GCGC Extends Operating Agreement For Hastings July 27, 2012 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced today that it has reached an agreement for a two-year extension to the operating agreement for its Hastings Racecourse property located on the Pacific Natio...
BC Management To Become Breed Specific? July 26, 2012 In an article discussing the current state of both Fraser Downs and the Hastings Park Racecourse, Rich Coleman, British Columbia's minister responsible for gaming, explained that he expects an August ...