A Day At The Races

The Last Post

2011-08-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

"Twobit'n Billie"

2011-07-08T20:15:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Regal Promise"

2011-07-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Diva Ballerina"

2011-07-06T15:43:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Annadu"

2011-07-05T17:23:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Medano Beach" Winner

2011-07-04T17:27:00.000-07:00

"Medano Beach" with rookie Jock Marni Williams onboard for her very first race manages to hold off the heavy favourite , 1 - 9 , and win her first race at odds of 21 - 1 . Love the Longshots . A good start to one's career.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Moonlighter"

2011-06-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"I'm a Vixen Too"

2011-06-29T14:46:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Chelan Lake"

2011-06-28T15:19:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Perfect Hostess" Winner

2011-06-27T14:15:00.000-07:00

"Perfect Hostess" with Isaias Cardenas riding . Winner of the 2nd race at Hastings on Sunday. It was the first sunny race day around here in awhile so I'm a little behind on the pic taking. Lets hope for sunny race days for the rest of the Summer.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Battle of Hastings"

2011-06-24T23:41:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Similkameen Storm"

2011-06-23T12:44:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Kentucky Clipper"

2011-06-22T14:16:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"El Aguila Real"

2011-06-21T14:42:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

#8 "Castinette Dancer" Winner

2011-06-20T15:13:00.000-07:00

#8 "Castinette Dancer" with Gutierrez up wins.
Hastings Racecourse

There is no replay of this race for some reason.

"Mr. Collaborator"

2011-06-17T10:40:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Bespoke"

2011-06-16T13:20:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Mr. Victorious"

2011-06-15T12:10:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"We'regoodtogo"

2011-06-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

"We'regoodtogo" winner of the 4th race with Marlo Dunn riding.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Summer Song"

2011-06-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Active Pass"

2011-06-08T14:53:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Sir Hayden"

2011-06-07T08:59:00.001-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Mr. Collaborator" Winner

2011-06-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

"Mr. Collaborator" with Keveh Nicholls riding broke quickly from the outside got the rail easily , did the half in 46 flat and held off all comers.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Gently Bently"

2011-06-01T11:20:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Millwright"

2011-05-31T11:58:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Flaming Seven" Winner

2011-05-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

"Flaming Seven" with Isaias Cardenas up was lucky to get away cleanly after veering sharply to the right coming out of the gate. Luckily the 5 horse was slow getting away, otherwise there would have been a collision at the start. Cardenas got him gathered back on line and pretty much controlled the race. He was challenged briefly on the backstretch by the 3 horse "Runaway Reggie" but pulled away easily on the last turn and the stretch to win by 4 - 5 lengths.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Bobby Handy"

2011-05-27T17:31:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"England Swings"

2011-05-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Madeira Park"

2011-05-25T16:56:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Wind Storm"

2011-05-24T10:09:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

#4 "O'George" Winner

2011-05-23T12:11:00.000-07:00

In the 6th race #4 "O'George"
with A. Perez riding prevails in what was the closest finish of the day. "O'George" came from well of the pace to lead the charge to the wire.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Cassia"

2011-05-20T11:44:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Tenoch"

2011-05-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"G Its Late"

2011-05-18T10:43:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Tierra Del Fuego"

2011-05-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

#2 "Coatlicue" Early Leader

2011-05-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

#2 "Coatlicue" breaks sharply and takes the early lead but cannot hold of winner "Dashing Daisy"
Hastings Racecourse
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"Now Act"

2011-05-13T15:29:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Notoriously"

2011-05-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Texas Buccaneer"

2011-05-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Cry Cry Cry"

2011-05-10T10:13:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

Lookin for Room

2011-05-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

Best picture of the year , so far. #5 "Just Smile 'n Wave" one of the early leaders looking for running room.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Crew Leader"

2011-05-06T11:02:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Mucho Verde"

2011-05-05T10:24:00.000-07:00

"Mucho Verde"with rookie Jock ,
Scott Williams. On parade.
Hastings Racecourse

"Rockin Zola"

2011-05-04T10:16:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

Unknown

2011-05-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Overvalued"

2011-05-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

"Overvalued" with Dave Wilson riding finishes 2nd in this weekend's Stakes Race "The Boulevard Casino Stakes" "Overvalued" led all the way till the last few strides when she was caught by hard charging "Castinette Dancer" who is just out of frame at this point. "Castinette Dancer" with Mario Gutierrez up for his third win of the day get there just in time for the win.
Hastings Racecourse
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"Daymaker"

2011-04-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Flaming Bog"

2011-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Action Thriller"

2011-04-27T16:08:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Dee's Victor"

2011-04-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.
Hastings Racecourse

"Noosa Beach" Winner George Royal Stakes

2011-04-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

"Noosa Beach" invader from Emerald Downs in Washington State with his Jock Gallyn Mitchell up winning the George Royal Stakes.
Hastings Racecourse
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THIS IS RACE 7 ON APR22

"Bank Note"

2011-04-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Track with a View"

2011-04-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

Is there a track anywhere in the world with a better backdrop ?

Hastings Racecourse

"Random Highs"

2011-04-20T13:12:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

Rough Start

2011-04-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here we are on Day 1 and there have already been some dangerous moments for the Jocks . In the 2nd race two horses busted open the gate. The 1a "Gather de Justice" with Mario Gutierrez on board fell in the gate. Mario was ok and went on to win 3 races and place in 2.
In the third race rookie Jock Marlo Dunn got thrown in the gate and was very lucky to get out without getting trampled.
Hastings Racecourse

A New Season

2011-04-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time since my last post . There just wasn't enough decent pics to carry me over the off season and I didn't make any trips to see the Trotters so there wasn't any Standardbred pics to use either . The new season started Sat. so we'll be back to posting Mon - Fri for the upcoming meet . This is the first race of the year , won by #4 " Declan Downs" ridden by Mario Gutierrez.

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2010-11-22T13:55:00.000-08:00

"Prince Intent" winner Mario Gutierrez riding.

Hastings Racecourse

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THIS IS RACE 3 ON APR 25

"Belly Button Dawn"

2010-11-19T11:32:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Appreciate Me"

2010-11-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Amy Oh My"

2010-11-17T10:35:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

#4 "Classic Ideals" Winner

2010-11-15T13:45:00.000-08:00

#4 "Classic Ideals" with Hamel riding , going on to win.

Hastings Racecourse

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THIS IS RACE 4 ON JULY 3

"Bespoke"

2010-11-11T17:25:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Feelin Free"

2010-11-10T12:17:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Silly Fella"

2010-11-09T11:59:00.000-08:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

Early Leaders

2010-11-08T17:25:00.000-08:00

#4 "WW Wanderer" #6 "Free Roman Prince" early leaders.

THIS IS RACE 4 ON JULY 10

"Candlestick Park"

2010-10-29T10:28:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Anducci"

2010-10-28T10:17:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Bosco's Qwik"

2010-10-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Imnotstandinaround"

2010-10-26T23:15:00.000-07:00

"Imnotstandinaround" with Dave Wilson onboard in the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

#6 "Olaxsa" Winner

2010-10-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

#6 "Olaxsa" winner . A. Perez riding.

Hastings Racecourse.

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THIS RACE 5 ON OCT 10

unknown

2010-10-22T01:25:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

Shel B Quick

2010-10-21T00:44:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Strut My Stuff"

2010-10-20T01:45:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

A Good Break

2010-10-18T12:54:00.000-07:00

As the season has now come to an end I am going to have to go back in my files and start using pics from earlier this year that I have not got around to using so far.

This goes back to Day 1 , Apr 24 , 3rd Race

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THIS IS RACE 3 ON APR 24

Tamis Stormtrooper

2010-10-15T10:51:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Contreve"

2010-10-14T01:52:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

Season's End

2010-10-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

This last weekend was the end of the Thoroughbred Racing Season here in Vancouver. It was another year of winners and losers in the tough world of Thoroughbred Horse Racing . Richard Hamel who has been a Jockey around here for as long as I can remember , leading the Jockey's standings with over a million $ in earnings. Although he's been riding for over 2 decades I don't remember him ever being the leading jock here.Good job Richard!. There was some nasty spills , one ending April Friesen's riding career and one horrible accident that started with a horse stumbling out of the gate falling head first into the dirt , knocking his blinkers down over his eyes , then getting up and running blindly down the Track , first bouncing off the inside rail then running headlong into the Winner's Circle killing himself and seriously injuring a Security Guard. The definite lowpoint of the season. On a positive note though injuries to horses and jockeys overall were way down , somewhere around half of the previous year.On the financial side I don't think it was a very good year. With the Casino closed for a couple of months due to the Olympic Security concerns , the continued economical problems combined with the over abundance of Casinos in the Lower Mainland the money just hasn't been coming in like they expected.From what I've been hearing the same applies to the Standardbred Racing industry as well. That Track also has a Casino but they are losing money and at one point cancelled plans for next years racing schedule until something could be worked out. I'm not sure where that stands right now. So all is not rosy in the Racing World around here. They continue to do things that seem to be counter productive like running their biggest and best races at the end of the day when most people are going home. The Premiers Stakes , probably the second biggest race of the year , was the last race of the day and run when half the crowd has left. Although it has it's problems I'll always come back and am sad the season is over. I will continue to post as long as the pics last.
Good Luck to all my visitors and we'll see you back at the Track next Spring for "A Day At The Races"
DC

"Senor Rojo"

2010-10-12T09:49:00.000-07:00

Winner of the BC Premiers Stakes. Richard Hamel riding.

#1 "Drafting for Speed" show.

Hastings Racecourse

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THIS IS RACE 1 ON OCT 2

"Embankment"

2010-10-01T01:50:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse

"Her Time to Shine"

2010-09-29T11:50:00.000-07:00

In the paddock.

Hastings Racecourse