HASTINGS RACECOURSE, Vancouver, BC , CAN
| 1 | Second City | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $122,604 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Distorted Humor - Sis City, Slew City Slew
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Slew City Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.
| 2 | Devil in Disguise | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $40,868 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Smarty Jones - Bay Harbor, Forty Niner
Sire: Smarty Jones , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 8 wins, $7,613,155. Lifetime: 160 yearlings sold, median $29,500.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, $17,000.
| 3 | Hoist | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $22,477 |
2009 | Chestnut Gelding | Mineshaft - Halo Miss America, Jolie's Halo
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Jolie's Halo, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($20,000).
Others: Taylors Deal, $12,260; Wilo Kat, $6,130; High End Man; Qatar's Pearl; D'honorable One; The Gov; El Capone; Dougs Buddy.
Scratched: Mysterious Soul; Italian Boy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second City | Richard Harvey Hamel | Craig MacPherson |
| 2 | Devil in Disguise | Rico W. Walcott | Troy Taylor |
| 3 | Hoist | Enrique Alonzo Gonzalez | Troy Taylor |
| 4 | Taylors Deal | Mario Gutierrez | Troy Taylor |
| 5 | Wilo Kat | Antonio Ambrosio Reyes | John Snow |
| 6 | High End Man | Amadeo Perez | Peter Gregory |
| 7 | Qatar's Pearl | Frank Perez Fuentes | Robert Gilker |
| 8 | D'honorable One | Fernando Hernandez Perez | Blaine D. Wright |
| 9 | The Gov | Pedro V. Alvarado | Philip Hall |
| 10 | El Capone | Marlo Dunn | John Snow |
| 11 | Dougs Buddy | Stephan Heiler | Joan Petrowski |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Second City | Richard Harvey Hamel | $13.80 | $3.60 | $4.30 | ||||||
| 1 | Devil in Disguise | Rico W. Walcott | $2.10 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 1X | Hoist | Enrique Alonzo Gonzalez | $2.10 | $2.10 | |||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $26.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-10) | $353.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-10-5) | $511.35 | ||||||||||
Comma to the Top, Jimmy Creed, and Camp Victory all bring grade I victories into the Potrero Grande (gr. II) at Santa Anita, vying to become the West Coast's top sprinter.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Ben Cecil, the son and nephew of English trainers, will attempt to win his first Breeders' Cup race with Reddam Racing's Second City in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Two grade III stakes at Hastings Racecourse, the Ballerina and British Columbia Premier's Handicap, highlight the Columbus Day holiday program at the Vancouver, B.C. track Oct. 8.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Grade II winner Bourbon Courage proved an easy winner last time out in the Super Derby (gr. II) at 1 1/8 miles. Now, the 3-year-old son of Lion Heart is being asked to shorten up to 1 1/16 miles in the Indiana Derby.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012Owner Glen Todd pulled out all the stops in an effort to claim his first British Columbia Derby with a three-horse entry that went off at 2-5 odds, but it wasn't enough to stop high-stepping Second City Sept. 9 at Hastings.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Jockey Mario Gutierrez will attempt to win the $200,000 British Columbia Derby Sept. 9 at Hastings Racecourse for his mentor, Glen Todd, who has entered a trio of strong challengers in the $200,000 event at 1 1/8 miles.
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Southview Ag's Toccetive quietly made history of his own at Northlands Park Aug. 25, taking the 83rd running of the $200,000 Canadian Derby (Can-III) by half a length.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
A familiar rider will be aboard 7-5 morning line favorite Devil in Disguise in the Aug. 25 Canadian Derby (Can-III) at Northlands Park.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The son of Giant's Causeway won his first graded stakes and his third consecutive win.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The winners of the Emerald Downs Derby and the local Richmond Derby Trial Handicap lead a field of 12 in the $200,000 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) Sept. 11 at Hastings Park. It's Western Canada's premier race of the year.
Friday, September 09, 2011Majesticality took advantage of sloppy conditions at rainy Hastings Park to produce a 40-1 stunner in the US$152,400 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) Sept. 26.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze returns to his homeland when he rides Cherokee Notion in the $150,000 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) at Hastings Park Sept. 26.
Thursday, September 23, 2010Emerald Downs-based trainer Doris Harwood shipped two horses into Hastings Racecourse for the Sept. 27 British Columbia Derby and left with first and third money.
Monday, September 28, 2009Tommy Danzigger, upset winner of the Canadian Derby (Can-III) at Northlands Park last month, returns home to Hastings Park as the likely favorite in the $275,000 British Columbia Derby (Can-III), Western Canada's premier racing event of the year Sept. 27.
Thursday, September 24, 2009Krazy Koffee circled the field on the final turn and swept past the leaders in the short homestretch to win the $304,769 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) Sept. 21 at Hastings Park for his fifth straight win.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Texas Wildcatter, runner-up in the Canadian Derby (Can-III) last month, heads the field in the $250,000 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) at Hastings Park in Vancouver Sept. 21.
Friday, September 19, 2008Southern California shipper Celtic Dreamin successfully invaded Canada for his first graded stakes win, romping to victory in the CAN$263,780 British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby (Can-III) Sept. 23 at Hastings Race Course.
Sunday, September 23, 2007Canadian Derby (Can-III) winner Footprint puts his three-race winning streak on the line against a field that looks significantly tougher in the $200,000 British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby (Can-III) at Hastings Park Sept. 23.
Friday, September 21, 2007Pacesetter Halo Steven got pressure all the way on the front end of the $311,838 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) Sunday at Hastings Park, but managed to hang on to win by a nose in a torrid four-horse blanket finish.
Sunday, September 24, 2006Spaghetti Mouse, the longest shot on the board at 41-to-1, romped to 3 1/2-length victory in Saturday's $288,330 British Columbia Derby (Can-III) at Hastings Park.
Saturday, September 24, 2005Hastings Park opens its 71-day live season April 17. The track has scheduled two more live racing days than last season and purses have increased nearly 15% over last year.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004The Jockey Club of Canada's Canadian Graded Stakes Committee has released its 2004 list of graded stakes, which numbers 38 races, with three graded I events, the Pattison Canadian International, Atto Mile, and E.P. Taylor, all of which are contested at Woodbine.
Thursday, February 05, 2004Roscoe Pito won his fourth straight Sunday, taking the $331,250 British Columbia Derby (Can-II) as the 7-5 favorite at Hastings Park.
Monday, September 22, 2003
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]