Opening Day at Hastings Monday, July 6

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June Training

Hours of training will be:  6:00am - 11:00am     Dark day will be: Monday
Gate Crew on Site:  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday     Clockers on Site:  Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
 

Owners are welcome to view morning training from 6:00am – 11:00am on clocker days. All owners may enter through the VIP parking gate and social distancing should be adhered to.  Owners must remember to stay frontside and are not permitted backside.      

Hastings News Update
Please be advised that GCGC has approved immediate access to the backstretch to set up stables and stalls.
However Friday, May 1st is still the first day that horses can be shipped in from 6:00am onwards.

Further Details on Training at Hastings

Hastings opens on Friday, May 1st with training on the track set for the next day, Saturday May 2nd. 
Training hours are 6am to 10:30am daily except for Monday’s with a break from 8am to 8:30am.

Timed workouts start Friday May 22nd and continue every Friday, Sat, and Sunday thereafter.
The gate crews attendance and dates will be announced in the near future.

GCGC has agreed to run without patrons if necessary.
Additionally the talks with Hastings have been going very well and we are hoping for a first week in July starting date (not finalized and subject regulatory approval).

Protocol for Hastings Barn Area

1. Hastings barn area re-opens on May 1st 2020 at 6:00 a.m. Horses may ship in from this time forward.

2. The racing surface will open for training on May 2, 2020.

3. Training hours will be from 6:00am to 10:30am, with one break from 8:00am to 8:30am Tuesday through Sunday inclusive. The Track will be closed on Mondays.

4. Only licensed Essentials Personnel will be allowed entry to the barn area, which includes:

• Trainers

• Exercise Riders

• Grooms

• Jockeys

• Hotwalkers

• Assistant Trainers

• Blacksmiths

• Pony Riders

• Veterinarians

• Ambulance Personnel

• GPEB Officials

• Out Riders

• Hastings Employees

• Trackers Employees,

• HBPA Feed store employees

5. Owners, Jockey Agents and guests are not permitted entry to the barn area at this time.

6. All Essential Personnel must comply with Physical and Social Distancing Rules and Personal Hygiene as set out by the Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia.

6. All personnel must abide by any Hastings Racecourse health & safety requirements and COVID-19 precautionary measures. This includes but is not limited to:

• Passive and self-screening at the barn area entrance.

• Hastings Racecourse’s provided signage of protocol at all entrances of the backstretch must be visible

• Stay home when ill or when a family member in the household is ill, and self-isolate/isolate as advised by provincial health authorities

• Maintain strict physical distancing of at least two (2) metres (or six (6) feet)

• Strict hand handwashing and hygiene when on site

• Report any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 immediately to the HBPA, security gate personnel and Michael Zerebeski (General Manager)

7. Tracker's cafeteria will be open for take-out only and abide by all Provincial orders and WorkSafeBC requirements.

     The purposes of the association are;

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• To represent all members in dealing with Racing Associations with respect to purse contracts, the negotiation of purse contracts, the improvement of facilities, and all other matters of interest and benefit to members.
   

• To take part and advise with Racing Associations, Racing Commissions, governmental departments and agencies and other racing organizations in the establishment    of proper rules and conditions which affect in any manner the interests of members, their employees and backstretch personnel.
   

• To work for the improvement of living conditions of members, their employees and backstretch personnel. Within such limits as may be determined from time to time by the directors of the Association.
   

• To aid financially in the care of indigent members, their employees and backstretch personnel.
   

• To assist worthy members and other persons who have been associated with thoroughbred racing and who, because of age, physical disability, illness or other reasons have become incapable of self-support.
   

• To care for and to relieve poverty and distress of such worthy members and other persons and their immediate families. To institute or aid in any movement that will aid or protect the general welfare of the racing industry, the interests of members and their employees, and of backstretch personnel.
   

• To support any officer, director or member acting officially for the Association, who has been discriminated against in the allocation of stalls or otherwise on account of his activities on behalf of the Association.
   

• To create, establish and maintain funds to promote any of the foregoing: and For any of the foregoing purposes, to acquire, receive, dispose of and otherwise deal in any way with real and personal property of all types and to do all the things conducive to the attainment of any such
   

• To bring about a closer and more understanding relationship between members, Racing Associations, Racing Commissions and the public.

THE DEIGHTON CUP

TBA

Hastings Racecourse

Hot Summer
    Nights

 As soon as a new racing schedule is ready
"Hot Summer Racing" dates will be posted

Dog Day

    Afternoons

Postponed until further notice