Hastings Racecourse And Casino - Vancouver Bc
| Location | 188 N. Renfrew St., Vancouver , British Columbia V5K 3N8 |
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| Coordinates | 49°17′12″N123°02′22″W / 49.28667°N 123.03944°WCoordinates: 49°17′12″N123°02′22″W / 49.28667°N 123.03944°W |
| Owned by | Great Canadian Gaming |
| Date opened | 1889 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred racing |
| Course type | Flat five furlongs |
| Notable races | Lieutenant Governors Stakes, British Columbia Derby, British Columbia Premier's Handicap, Ballerina Stakes, British Columbia Oaks, Fantasy Stakes, Ascot Graduation Stakes, Century Casinos Oaks, Northlands Distaff |
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- Hastings Racecourse is a horse racing facility at Hastings Park, four miles from downtown Vancouver.Originally called East Park, it opened for business in 1889, making it Vancouver's longest continuously used professional sports facility.
Hastings Racecourse is a horse track in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that features thoroughbred racing and is open Sun-Thu 10am-2am, Fri-Sat 10am-4am. The horse track racino's 42,000 square foot gaming space features 596 gaming machines.
Hastings Racecourse is a horse racing facility at Hastings Park, four miles from downtown Vancouver. Originally called East Park, it opened for business in 1889, making it Vancouver's longest continuously used professional sports facility. The racing operation is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation which acquired the lease of the city-owned track in 2004.[1]
History[edit]
The track was originally known as Exhibition Park Race Track [2] but has always been referred to by the public and the media as Exhibition Park.[3] July 1, 1939, marked the first time thoroughbred racing used an electric starting gate, the invention of Texan Clay Puett.[4]
On the first Monday in August, a public holiday, the track hosts BC Cup Day that features a series of six races for top thoroughbreds in various classes. In September, the two most important races for three-year-olds in British Columbia, the British Columbia Oaks and the British Columbia Derby, are run at Hastings Racecourse.
On May 18, 2011 it was reported that the course could close at the end of its 2012 lease due to low profits from wagering revenue and slots as well as difficulty reaching an agreeable new lease with the city. A decision by Great Canadian had to be made by October 31 of that year.[5] The result of those negotiations was that the track remain open and running.
In 2012, Hastings Racecourse made international headlines when little-known Mexican-born jockey Mario Gutierrez (who had emigrated to Canada in 2006 and begun riding at Hastings, winning the track's riding titles in 2007 and 2008), won the Santa Anita Derby, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes aboard I'll Have Another.[6][7]
Graded events[edit]
The following Graded events were held at Hastings Racecourse in 2019.
Grade III
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References[edit]
- ^Bob Mackin (May 19, 2012). 'Winning Jockey Came From a Struggling Track'. The New York Times.
- ^'Horse Racing at Exhibition Park Race Track'. City of Vancouver Archives Item : CVA 180-3864. 1972. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^'Bower collection to support jockeys at Hastings Racecourse'. Vancouver Sun. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^'Clay Puett Gate Makes Hit: New Starting Device, Closed Fore and Aft, Works to Perfection at Canadian'. Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1939-07-14. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^'Hastings Racecourse could close - News1130'. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^Yvonne Zacharias (May 5, 2012). 'Mario Gutierrez takes unlikely path from poverty to Kentucky Derby win via east Vancouver racecourse'. Vancouver Sun.
- ^Cam Tucker (May 19, 2012). 'Mario Gutierrez, I'll Have Another wins 137th Preakness Stakes'. Vancouver Sun.
General[edit]
Though not open to the public, you can still enjoy live thoroughbred racing which is available to be streamed from the comfort and safety of your home. If you’re looking for things to do, there’s no better way to spend your day than to feel the rush of the races and place your bets on HPI BET Hastings Racecourse is Bred For Excitement!
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