Hastings Racecourse

BC Racebook adds Dawn Lupul

Lupul Joins BC Racebook

August 18, 2023

With Hastings Racecourse having rounded the turn for its stretch run to the completion of the 2023 Thoroughbred campaign, a major addition to the B.C. racing scene becomes official.

Sean Pinsonneault

Pinsonneault To Consult For TBC Teletheatre

President of Bluslate Inc. and former Chief Operating Officer at Woodbine Entertainment, Sean Pinsonneault has been retained as a consultant by the TBC Teletheatre Board of Directors to analyze and id...

B.C. Government Provides Support For Racing

August 06, 2021

In a media release issued on Friday, Aug. 6, Harness Racing B.C. (HRBC) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C. (HBPA) stated they welcome the decision by the British Columbia...

A New Home For Racing In B.C.?

Reports are surfacing of the possibility of a modern, dual-breed horse racing venue in Metro Vancouver — one that, should it come to fruition, could offer horsepeople in British Columbia an up-to-date...

Flamboro, Fraser, Hastings Racing Halted

On Wednesday, March 18, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced the temporary suspension, until further notice, of the conduct of racing and training at its three racetracks that are currently act...

Hastings Backstretch Workers Escorted

August 20, 2019

The Canada Border Services Agency and Vancouver’s Hastings Racecourse for Thoroughbreds have each commented on a Monday morning (Aug. 19) situation that saw multiple backstretch workers escorted off t...

Jukich To BC Sports Hall Of Fame

November 18, 2018

Dan Jukich, longtime voice of British Columbian horse racing, will be among the newest inductees into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Support Continues For Fire Victims

January 09, 2016

The outpouring of contributions in reaction to Monday's tragic barn fire at Classy Lane Training Centre continues as organizations both north and south of the Canadian border have recently announced i...

MacDonald Promoted At Great Canadian

January 10, 2015

Effective Monday, Hastings Racecourse general manager Darren MacDonald will now be involved in providing oversight and direction to harness racing in the province of British Columbia, according to a s...

Hastings Agreement Extended

October 27, 2014

It has been announced that the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has reached an agreement for a two-year extension to the operating agreement for its Hastings Racecourse property in Vancouver, British...

Fundraiser Set For JJJ Stables

It has been announced that Fraser Downs and Harness Racing B.C. will be co-hosting an upcoming fundraising evening at the Surrey track in support of the principals of JJJ Stables, the owners of 17 Sta...

MacDonald Announced As Hastings GM

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren MacDonald to the position of general manager of Hastings Racecourse.

Hastings To Offer 51 Dates In 2014

It was announced last week that British Columbia Thoroughbred track Hastings Racecourse will host 51 live race dates in 2014.