Hastings Racecourse

Hastings Racecourse

Hastings Racecourse is a horse racing facility at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Originally called East Park, in the racecourse celebrates its 119th year in business. Hastings Racecourse is 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:

Grade 3:
* Lieutenant Governors Stakes
* British Columbia Breeders' Cup Oaks
* British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby
* Ballerina Breeders' Cup Stakes Ungraded stakes:
* Fantasy Stakes
* Ascot Graduation Stakes

References

* [http://www.hastingspark.com/ Hastings Hastings Entertainment Inc. official website]
* [http://www.ntra.com/track.aspx?id=16481 Hastings Racecourse at the NTRA]
* [http://vancouver.ca/pnepark/ Exhibition Park/Hastings Racecourse at the City of Vancouver website]


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