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Colt and geldings pacers were the stars of the show Thursday at Fraser Downs as the oval hosted the $35,000 Dan Ingram Memorial Open Final for two-year-olds plus the $30,000 Sales Stake #22 for sophomores.
“The Township of Langley is in the early stages of exploring the idea of a new horse racing facility in our community,” Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese told Daily Hive Urbanized. “Langley has a long and rich history in the equine industry, and while the facility concept seems to be a good fit, a lot of work and stakeholder engagement needs to be done as next steps.” The proposed undeveloped location on agricultural land reserve includes a 32-acre lot currently occupied by Sunny Riding Stables. Another adjacent property to the north within the corner is roughly 20 acres and vacan...
Harness racing is set to return to Century Downs on Tuesday (May 18) with the oval hosting a 12-race card beginning at 2:15 p.m. (MDT) The feature race on the card sees a group of nine face the gate in the finale in the $8,100 Open Pace. Morning line favourite Just A Start (Post 7 – Brandon Campbell) will make his third start of the season, and he’ll be looking for his first win of the campaign after third- and fifth-place finishes at Fraser Downs. The five-year-old son of Western Terror is a seven-time winner to date. Armycaptin Hanover (Post 6 – Kelly Hoerdt) is the 7-2 second choice...
Article content Harness racing has been suspended at Surreyâs Fraser Downs because of COVID-19 financial pressure, leaving 135 workers unemployed. Harness Racing B.C. says as the province enters year two of the pandemic, horse racing in the Fraser Valley is facing difficult times. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Harness racing suspended at Surreyâs Fraser Downs Back to video âBecause of COVID, weâve been forced to suspend all racing indefinitely after the last race tonight and 135 workers will be unemployed,â...
Harness racing has been a fixture at Fraser Downs in Surrey for many decades, supporting decent livelihoods for families and an agricultural way of life. But as B.C. enters year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, horse racing in the Fraser Valley is facing difficult times. “Because of COVID, we’ve been forced to suspend all racing indefinitely after the last race tonight and 135 workers will be unemployed,” said Nigel Holmes, executive director of Harness Racing BC. “We have no choice — we’ve literally run out of money to operate at the track. “It means our regular spring racing meet...