Fraser Downs

Filly B.C. Stakes Begin With Photo Finish

August 19, 2012

Day two of Fraser Downs' new meet featured three-year-old pacing fillies in a pair of $7,500 first leg divisions of the B.C. Breeders Stakes, and the battles were fierce.

Breeders Stakes Headline Fraser's Opening Card

August 18, 2012

Live harness racing returned to Fraser Downs on Saturday afternoon for its 2012 meet with the stakes action starting right out of the gate.

Fraser Hosts Open House Saturday

August 06, 2012

Fraser Downs will open its backstretch to the public next weekend for its annual Open House.

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...

BC Management To Become Breed Specific?

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 ...

Concerns Remain Over Proposed South Surrey Casino Expansion

Meetings that took place last week between the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce and the BC Lottery Corporation have eased some of the concerns business owners close to Fraser Downs have in rega...

BC's 2013 Race Schedule Approved

The B.C. Horse Racing Industry Management Committee has approved in principle a 2013 racing calendar for Standardbred racing at Fraser Downs racetrack that will be similar in duration to the schedule ...

“We’re Not Taking This Lying Down”

The Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, according to a report, has reiterated its concern in regard to apparent BC Lottery Corporation plan which would see another full-fledged casino come into c...

Local Support For Fraser Downs

In light of a revealed BC Lottery Corporation plan which would see another full-fledged casino come into competition with Fraser Downs, local business leaders are forgoing the Surrey Board of Trade an...

Yarhos Wins Filly BCSS By A Head

Yarhos prevailed in a photo finish over slight favourite Cheyenne J in the $75,000 British Columbia Sires Stake for three-year-old pacing fillies during the final card of the meet at Fraser Downs on S...

GCGC Announces First-Quarter Results

On Wednesday, May 9, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp., owner operator of Flamboro Downs, Georgian Downs and Fraser Downs, announced an opening-quarter net loss of $31.9-million in spite of a 12 per cen...

Clark & Therres Triple At Fraser

Horsemen Keith Clark and Rod Therres locked in a back and forth battle of wins on Saturday at Fraser Downs, but at the end of the night the trainer-drivers ended in a tie with three wins apiece