Hastings Racecourse
Hastings Racecourse is a horse racing facility at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Originally called East Park, it opened for business in 1889. Hastings Racecourse is a currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation who acquired the operation in 2004.
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 Breeders' Cup Oaks and the British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby, are run at Hastings Racecourse. Major races include:
Ungraded stakes:
On May 18, 2011 it was reported that the course could close at the end of its 2012 lease due to low profits and difficulty reaching an agreeable new lease with the city, though negotiations are ongoing. A decision by Great Canadian must be made by October 31.[1]
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[edit] General
- Hastings Hastings Entertainment Inc. official website
- Hastings Racecourse at the NTRA
- Exhibition Park/Hastings Racecourse at the City of Vancouver website
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Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 123°02′19″W / 49.28639°N 123.03861°W
