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History of the Kin Race Track Park,

and a compilation of other pertinent documents.

Compiled by Dr. Lois Philp as background for discussion at the District of Coldstream Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting: Feb. 9th, 2010, 7:00 pm.

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Please distribute at the January 12, 2010 4:30 pm meeting. Attachment

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(3 pages)

History as published by the Okanagan

Historical and Natural History Society Year 2000

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track in Canada. Kin Race Track had its beginning when Cornelius 0*Keefe purchased an acreage in 1883justoutsidePriestValley,whichwas in theinterior ofB.C. In 18S5 Priest Valley was a beautiful little townsnuggled into hills fringed with pine and covered with hearty bunch grass. Cattle from the localmocbesgrazed on the hills.Thetown was mirrored by three lakes.

KIN RACE TRACK

•••♦..a history

byDr.LoisE.Philp

he month of May is w«tn sun and fragrant,

Tmoistearth, Sharpscentsofcrushedgrass and

clean-up fires are softened by the essence of new green leaves and aprofusion ofblossoms. The days are busy with sound. Birds wake at dawn, horses squealand nicker for their foals and there is time to listen tothemorningand feelthecomforting raysof the sun.
A committee was formed from the 40 citizens of Priest Valley and outlying areas to organize horse racing. With all-night dances in the local hotel and other sporting events the same weekend, it became the largest socialevent in the small town. In 18S7, Priest Valley was renamed Vernon in honour of George Forbes Vemon, owner of the Coldstream Ranch.
The Kentucky Derby is held thefirstSaturday in May. Thetwin spires ofChurchillDowns in Louis* ville, Kentucky, have become the symbol of the world's legendary racetracks.
In 1887 races began at 10 o'clock in the morning and the purses were graded from twenty dollars to one hundred dollars.
Churchill Downs was rebuift in 1895 but its early start followed closely the history of most small tracks in North America. Tfte excitement, dreams andgut-wrenchingworkofasmallgroupofpeople, compelled by a passion for horseracing,created most race tracks.

In 1891tine Inlan d Sentinel, the localnewspaper,

described theracecourseas "onehalfmile inlength, eightyfeetwide at the starting point and sixty feet

therastofmecou£$en.,lAmorebeautifulspottohold a celebration could scarcely be found anywhere. Glimpses of distant park-like ranges and verdant wheatfieldsmay be had in all directions and there is littledoubt that the beauty of the spot will add to theenjoyment of those present at theraces."
The horse racing and breeding industry has had cyclicalsuccesses in the pastcentury, feeing isdependent on communitysupport, availability of race horses, gambling, land and an exciting race track.
The Okanagan Valley became more accessible in
1886 when a steamer service began on Okanagan Lake aod the Canadian Pacific Railway opened a line &om Sicamous Junction to Vernon. The first race meet that was organized by the Okanagan and Spallumcheen Agricultural Society was held in 1891. "Running horses and trotting horses arrived by car from Alberta, Kamloops and Vancouver. Horses were stabled at Messrs. Gallagher and Stevenson's stables". This headlinefrom the Inland Sentinel, as well as the following: "an alleged scheme to "pull" a horse and fleece Vernon gamblers misfires" or "at the track a horse bolts and jumps on W. Middleton's rig, upsetting it. Middletonand his stepfather thrown out but uninjured" created interest and some variety for the local resi-

dents.

Most early tracks disappeared. Tracks like Saratogaand ChurchillDownsthrived and havebecome symbols of the sport ia both tbcquality of the horses and the thrill of the spectacle. The tradition of Churchill Downs when the strains of °My Old Kentucky Home" flows over the shining horses parading on the track on Derby Day, brings tears to the eyes of 140,000 spectators and a world wide audience via TV.

OLDEST ACTIVE TRACK

One small race track, Kin Race Track in Vernon, British Columbia, has had racing almost continuously since 1885. KinRaceTrackstillconducts racing and is believed to be the oldest active race
Greenwood and Fort Erie race tracks in Ontario. In 1967and 1968he was tbeleading trainerin Canada.

THE VERNON JOCKEY CLUB

PeterPoolelearnedtolovehorses in his hometown of Vernon. He was the assistant manager of WindfieldsFarmwhenNatalma foaled thepriceless little colt who became NORTHERN DANCER.
1893 was historically asignificant yearfor therace trackas ajointstockcompanywasformed tooperate the track and to raise money for the improvements and purchaseof the track. In Novemberof 1893The Vemon Jockey Club was incorporated and granted a charter to hold pari mutuel racing. The Jockey Club organizedracemeets until 1906 when, again,

the Okanagan Agricultural Society took over the management of the track. Trotting races, fiat and hurdle races were all part of the racing program for the next decade.
Tak Inouye from Vernon rode horses on the small

tracks in British Columbia. He rode Whistlin g S ea*

an unheralded horse from Alberta, to win the Queen's Plate at Woodbine. This was the first western home to win mis prestigious race. Many championracehorseswere foaled and raised in the Okanagan. Horses like Cum Laode, Travelling Victor and Fofienbras were a few who brought recognition to our area.
The first race meets were held in conjunction with agriculturalfairs. Lordand Lady Aberdeen attended the first Vemoti Agricultural Fair in 1S91 on their first trip to British Columbia. Lord Aberdeen's ranch in Kelowna, Guisichan Ranch, won twelve prizes in the Vemon fair. While here, Lord Aberdeen purchased the Coldstream RanchfromForbes Vernon and then moved to the ranch in 1894. Lord Aberdeen was Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1896.

MULTI-USE FACILITY

TheorganizationswholeasedKin Racetrackwere varied. The racing charter was in demand and The Jockey Club sold racing days to many areas of British Columbia. Tbe Kinsmen took controlofThe Jockey Club in the 1930's by buying the shares of deceased members. Thiswaswhenthe racetrackbecame "Kin RaceTrack".In tbe 1940's, tbe Kinsmen managed the trackforracing and held very successful stampedes for many years. Other organizations from Vernon used tbe track for many events, particularly as part of the community-sponsored "Ver-

non Days".

Stampedes became part of race track celebrations and they continued with various organizers for approximately fifty years. The small community of Vemon supported its race track and the race track entertained the community with many recreational events.

In the late 1950's tbe once-proud race course fell into disrepair. In the early sixties a group of race horse enthusiasts, led by Gil Seabrook and Bea Anderson, rescued the Vemon Agricultural Society (V.D.A.S.). The members who immediatelyjoined the Agricultural Society had been active in the Okanagan Horseman'sAssociation and the Vemon members switched to tbe new society and began the revjtalization of Kin RaceTrack. It took until about 1966 before racing could startagain.

STRONG SUPPORT

The original Jockey Club members saw many of their grandchildren and local young people take an active partin therace track, Youngboys likeLionel Valalr and Andy Smithers rodehorses from town to town for race meets, "heading and tailing" a number of horses to cross the border to race in the State of Washington. Lionel became a successful businessman. He bred horses for many years and he enjoyed watching them win at Santa Anita as well as at othertracks. His daughter, Judy, became a successful trainer in Vancouver and in California,
Businessmen like Paul Duniom, Russ Postill and Butch Anderson donated lumber, hours of manoperated machinery and manual labour, along with many volunteers who worked to restoreand enlarge
Andy Smithers Jr. started training horses in Vernon and became the leading trainer at Woodbine, plays for moment at the end of his shank. Horses

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the grandstand, washrooms, barn and fences. Children helped pick stonesfromthe track and did some painting. heads reaching out from tbedoorways,...waiting for their time on the track. Horses munching from haynets, exercised, bathed and groomed relaxed in their shavings-sharp stalls.

RECORDS SET

Kin Race Trade, a small Saratoga, with its own tradition, in the interior of British Columbia.
The next thirty years were successful Record purses and betting days were recorded and horseshows and charities were sponsored and special racing programs were offered. A stake race with a purse of fifty thousand dollars was added to create record betting. Seventeen racing days were offered and horses came from Alberta, Vancouver andfromthe UnitedStates.Themoneyearnedwas returned tothe track property by the V,D.A.S.
Ridersofthe past float by in the early light, Gentle people...all with love for the horse, Molly Clerke,

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Jeamtie Spence, Frank Watson, Sid Smith, Dick French, Don Weatherill, are some who still reach back for the memories of glorious races on powerfulhorses. In thebackground, good horses likeBilly Ping, KevinS, Desert Song, stretch ghostly nostrils

to thefinishline.

In 1964 the Kinsmen and The Jockey Club gave the track to the City of Vemon. The race track had changed owners many times since Cornelius O'Keefe sold it to The Vemon Jockey Club. There was always one condition of sale: that the track would be cared for and the grounds and buildings maintained.

INTO THE FUTURE

Kin Race Track has survived onecentury through the kinshipofacommunity that believes in tradition and loves live horseracing.Kin RaceTrackhassurvived the lust for her land and racing charter. Through herhistory, an AgriculturalSociety has always come to her rescue. The Vemon and District Agricultural Society, with a bond of nearly forty years, has dressed her in improvements worth over a million dollars so she can stand proud and again, with help from the Community, smile into another century.

"It's surprhin' ho w you lookforward to th e morn- ing when there's a horse wai&i'foryou."

Elvis Presley.
Kin Race Track, bathed in green spring...... crystal morning,.,,, the track soft and groomed black. A solitary horseman isgallopingon the backstretch.

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rider leads a young horse who arches his neck and

Attachment 2 (1 page) Press Release July 2000 (approx.)

THE VERNON NEWS July 24 1970 announced that parimutual horse racing had returned to Vernon after a decade of no racing. At the official opening ceremony MLA Pat Jordan presented Paul Dumont, President of the Vernon and District Agricultural Society, with an engraved plaque naming the new 600 seat grandstand at the Kin Race Track "The Paul Dumont Grandstand". Paul Dumont and a small army of volunteers workers renovated the run down grounds and buildings and completed the 600 seat covered grandstand. Paul Dumont', a big man with a big heart was instrumental in bringing horse racing back to Vernon at that time, Races were then held with the help of Bob Campbell, Stan Field, and the RCMP supervising the parimutual, starting gate officials Jake Reimer, George Rickets, and Vernon Veterinarian Victor Demtrick, Paddock Judge, and Gil Seabrook as finish Judge. Russ Postill, who had provided the starting gate helped Paul with the grandstand and oversaw the ground conditions.

Paul was also President of the VDAS in 1995 and at that time supervised the completion of the newly improved racetrack at Kin Park. The Vernon District Agricultural Society, Greater Vernon Parks and Recreation District had negotiated with the BC Racing Commission for $420,000.00 funding to complete the recommendations of Paul Sieman's Report to expand ]£in Race Track as a Thoroughbred racing facility and multiple use equestrian facility. The VDAS provided 7 Vz acres of its land to enlarge the track and to build a straight stretch as well as numerous barns. The racetrack was then able to be a horse-training center on a par with other Provincial racetracks.

Paul and Anna Dumont raised thoroughbreds for many years and with the improved track facilities Paul began training his own horses. Racing fans will recognize DIPLOMATIC LINK, SUJATA, MARBAYA, OKANAGAN DAWN, which were some of Paul's horses at the races. Okanagan Dawn raced on the Interior tracks 3 times with 2 wins before Paul took her to Vancouver to tackle a tough maiden filly allowance race. Okanagan Dawn won easily and Paul raced her in the BC Interior, Vancouver and Seattle before he sent her to Arizona. In 1998, he entered her in a $25,000.00 claiming race at Santa Anita racetrack where she was claimed. She later won at Santa Anita. On June 26,2004, PUNCH APPEAL, a two year old daughter of Okanagan Dawn, upset Saturday's $100,000.00 jj's dream Stakes at Calder Race Course in Florida winning by 4 Vz lengths. The new owners sent Paul a tape of the race. When asked about another favorite racemare, MARBAYA, he smiled and said, "She never gives up!" Paul has been for many years the typical Interior horseman, with his jaunty cap pulM sideways, travelling down the road pulling his big horse trailer heading for distant racetracks; but he never forgets that Kin Race track is where it all started for him. He, like MARBAYA, "Never gives up!"

VERNON RACE DAYS Kin Race Track Park July 11,18,25, August 1 POST TIME: 1:15 PM See you at the Track.

Attachment 3 (1 page) Land Negotiation note Vernon and District Agricultural Society.

NliUOTIATJNG LAND SAM'/PUKCHASH
A. Assuming that the 7.5 acres of land owned by the VDAS will become part of the Kin Race Track complex, the considerations during negotiations should include:

1. Cost of the land to VDAS. 2. Continuing value of the land as part of the continuing use of Kin Race Track as a horse racing facility.

3. The improved utility resultingfromthe consolidation of the three parcels.

4. Desires of the VDAS will he addressed as integral pieces of the land sale: a)

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valid operating agreement for Racing Days. b) Rental agreement for the non-exclusive use of horse stalls. c) Rental agreement for the non-exclusive use of die Race Track for training of horses. d) Change of ownership of grounds maintenance equipment. e) Rek>cation of bail diamonds.

B. Some activities which will change in control from VDAS to Management Board:
1. Services - gate receipts, beer garden, bam rent, trailer/camper rent. 2. Grounds - care of Track, Polo Field, other grounds. 3. Buildings - alt building

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& M, now building construction

Attachment 4 (4 pages) Jan. 1996 Presentation to the Vernon <& District Agricultural Society, By Greater Vernon Parks and Recreation District.

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  • GREATER VERNON PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT

  • PRESENTATION TO THE
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VERNON & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

The Greater Vernon Parks and Recreation District has put forward a proposal to the Agricultural Society to purchase the seven acres owned by the Society, It is my understanding that a number of questions have arisen as to the motives of G.V.P.R.D. and a concern about the commitment of G.V.P.RD. to horse racing in Vernon. In order to address these concerns, the attached information is being provided to outline G.V.P.R.D. involvement at Kin Race Track. The attached information

  • provides summary ofthe costs incurred by G.V.P.RD. on an annual basis as a result of horse racing
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and training.

Some ofthe costs outlined in the attached memo are aportion of the overall costs of operating the Kin Race Track facility. Thesefiguresmay not be 100% accurate as I have assigned a certain

percentage of the overall costs to horse racing/training.

At the end of the attached information are a number of issues which need to be discussed and resolved in some way between G.V.P.RD. and the Agricultural Society.

AUrlC\AOSOCffiT.J9«

GREATER VERNON PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT

KIN RACE TRACK COSTS

G.V.P.R.D. total operating costs for Kin Race Track in 1994 and 1995. The drastic increase between 1994-1995 is the cost of installing a fire hydrant in the bam area ($20,000).

1995 to the end of

1994

  • November
  • Actuals

Utilities & Insurance Support Services Materials
$

6,607

$45,953

2.667

$

7,552

$23,891

  • $ .1,246
  • $

  • $55,227
  • $32,869

Following is a summary of that portion of the above expenditures that are attributable to Horse Racing and Horse Training. Due to the multi use nature of the facility, it is difficult to allocate costs objectively to each user. However, a general summary is as follows:

  • Grader
  • $ 900

  • $ 300
  • Janitorial Supplies Etc

Water/Sewer (33%)... j Liquor License (50%) BC Tel (50%)

  • . . . . . $
  • 104

$ 500 $ 300/year
$150/line for security system, $150/!ine for office
Concession Permit Garbage (50%)
, , , , , . . . . . . , . . $ 100
$ 1,000 $ 135 $ 1,373
Alarm Monitoring (50%)
* Beer Garden Manager

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Insurance
$550 = 50% of insurance
-Waterffuok Fly Control

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  • $

4,500

  • 424
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Fence Repair (20%) . . . . . . . . . . Service Cooler (50%) Maintenance Costs - General

Painting Washrooms Wall in washrooms Shower Floor

$ 100 $ 150

$ 1,288 ~4

$$$$
400 )

235 / ^^jj 303 I \ u j   *•>*- \%

350J

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Grandstand Repairs

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Washroom Contract (50%) Landscape Contract (30%) Grass Cutting ($.40/week) (25%) Admin
$ 1,200

3,900

960 •
$ 500

i__i*420.(estimate) %- iTj /p.(^

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$
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Electricity

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Kin Race Track Costs
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This estimate is conservative as it does not include dust control on the parking lot or any tree trimming, replacement of broken tables, etc.

The G.V.P.R.D. did not pay the Agricultural Society any iunds in 1995 for the water truck as these funds were put towards the fire hydrant. The outline of expenditures includes the cost of the water truck and is indicative of a more typical year.

Revenue:

1995 Corkage: $2,390 (Agricultural Society)
If there is concern about the G.V.P.R.D. commitment to horse racing/training and development of Kin Race Track as an equestrian area, it would be appropriate to consider funds which have been spent by G.V.P.R.D. towards the improvement of the facility over the past few years.

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  • Consultants study to develop long term plan for the site
  • $20,000

  • Land Acquisition (specifically land the new trackuses to the north)
  • $165,000

+j%> ^This does not include the following parcels:

t[fo**AQ 7 acresfromJ. Toporchak

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-1 acre behind London Drugs - 5.5 acre arena site

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The acquisition of these lands was part of the proposal put forward

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to the Racing Commission.

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G.V.P.R.D. paid for the surveying to lay out the new track. Construction of new softball fields at D.N.D. to start replacing fields at Kin Race Track (still need two more fields at D.N.D.) G.V.P.R.D. involvement in the application to the BC Racing Commission forfinancialassistance to expand the track.

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$180,000
(Plus lighting)

Advantages of Consolidating Property to One Owner:

Reduces problems with property line setbacks for construction of any buildings.

  • Ensure use of the property for equestrian uses, park uses.
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  • Would provide cash for the Agricultural Society to proceed with capital improvements.

Issues: \l

G.V.P.R.D. philosophy to move more towards a user pay policy:
How are the costs attributable to Race Days/Horse Training going to be recovered? Ex. Electrical consumption, washroom maintenance.
Kin Race Track Costs
Page Three,

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Long term plans for development of the Kin Race Track area. The plan that was prepared by the consultant outlined the following improvements that should be done over a period of

time:

Increase stable space by 230 stables $278,000 New washrooms) New concession} Clubhouse
$78 000
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$816,000

  • $ 62,500
  • Track Maintenance Equipment

Not included in this is the cost to create a trailer park area for trainers. Is this plan still valid and how will it be paid for?

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Operating Agreement between G.V.P.R.D. and the Agricultural Society:
This agreement expired in 1990. It must be renewed before training starts in the Spring* This includes insurance coverage.

Other Equestrian Uses of Kin Race Track:
When the ball fields are removed from the site, this property has to be used by more than horse racing.

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Continued Viability of Horse Racing:
What can be done to try to ensure the future success of racing?
The Vernon & District Agricultural Society seems to be unhappy with the relationship between G.V.P.R.D. and the Vernon and District Agricultural Society.

This issue needs to be openly discussed and resolved. There will be more organizations involved in the use of the facility, there needs to be a review and reorganization of how the site is managed so that alt interests are represented.

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    Alberta Horse Racing Sector Timeline April 21, 2021 ○ 1905: First recorded horse race in Millarville, Alberta in 1905. ○ 1962: Alberta Racing Commission Act proclaimed. ○ 1989: Bill 10 establishes the Alberta Lottery Fund. The first horse racing simulcast is run at Calgary’s Trout Springs. ○ 1992: The Video Lottery Terminal Program is officially introduced. ○ 1995: The Alberta Racing Industry Renewal Initiative (RIRI) was created as a means of supporting the horse racing industry. Under the terms of the initiative, government approved the development of Racing Entertainment Centres (RECs) with electronic gaming located at racetracks. HRA received 51.66 per cent of provincial slot proceeds at RECs and 5.4 per cent of the pari-mutuel handle (bets wagered on a race). This level of funding continued until 2016 when the Horse Racing Alberta Funding Agreement replaced RIRI in an attempt to decrease industry reliance on government. ○ 1995 (July): Government of Alberta accepts plan from Alberta Racing Commission to renew horse racing governance. The Government of Alberta states its intention is to reduce Government involvement and streamline operations. Douglas Mitchell is the chair of the Alberta Racing Commission. ○ 1995 (October): Bill 49, the Racing Corporation Act, is introduced by the Government of Alberta. It repeals the Alberta Racing Commission Act and Pari-Mutuel Tax Act. ○ 1996: Alberta Racing Corporation Act proclaimed. ○ 1998: Community Lottery Boards are established by the Alberta Government to oversee distribution of an additional $50 million in lottery funds. The Alberta Racing Commission passed a resolution to utilize 20% of gaming proceeds to grow and market the horse racing industry.
  • Exhibition Lands Historical Report

    Exhibition Lands Historical Report

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  • MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Racing Starts at 1:15 P.M

    MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Racing Starts at 1:15 P.M

    PREVIEW OF THE 70th RUNNING MANITOBA DERBY THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 Presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Racing starts at 1:15 p.m. ! Featuring the $75,000 Manitoba Derby ! Derby Sweepstakes enter to get matched with a Derby horse 1st prize $500, 2nd prize $250, 3rd prize $100. All participants receive an ASD package including two commemorative 70th Derby glasses. ! $500 Scholarship presentations by BDO Canada LLP & CIBC ! Derby Drink Special $10 - RazDerby Lemonade (1 oz. Absolut Raspberry Vodka & fresh lemonade) served in a commemorative 70th Derby glass & you keep the glass ! Fabulous Hat contest - $100 prize for each category * Best Original Hat * Most elegant Derby Hat * Best Fascinator *Children’s prizes * ! Family Fun - pony rides, petting farm & more (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.) ! Free Derby History Collector Card - while supplies last ! Draw for 70th Derby collage - enter in the history area and while you are there be sure to look at the special Derby history display by Track Historian Bob Gates 2017 Manitoba Derby winner Plentiful 2017 Manitoba Derby Hat Contest winners Presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Manitoba Derby By Bob Gates Race Historian The first “Derby” was run in 1930; although from 1930 to 1933 it was known as the Manitoba Stakes. In 1934 the name of the race was changed to the Manitoba Derby. It should come as no surprise that our Derby was the brainchild of Robert James Speers, the Father of Thoroughbred Racing in Western Canada. Speers established the race for horsemen to showcase thoroughbreds that were foaled in Western Canada.
  • Friday, January 10, 2013 Brrrr...Winter Racing at Northlands Park. See

    Friday, January 10, 2013 Brrrr...Winter Racing at Northlands Park. See

    Brrrr...Winter Racing at Friday, Northlands Park. January 10, 2013 See Page 2 Cobalt Cheats May Still Be Tough to Catch According to the Meadowlands statement when an By Bill Finley excessive amount of Cobalt is administered to a horse, it Though he has implemented tough rules that he hopes will can be very harmful. When used in excess, the affects of deter trainers from using the illegal drug Cobalt, Cobalt can be, but are not limited to: cardiovascular Meadowlands owner Jeff Gural said yesterday that issues, potential nerve problems, thickening of the blood combating use of the drug may not be easy. and thyroid toxicity. On Wednesday, the Meadowlands announced that it was "We are committed to providing the most integrity-driven doing its own out-of-competition testing for the drug and had product in harness racing," said Chairman Jeff Gural. "We already banned two trainers whose horses showed to have set out on a mission when taking over The Meadowlands excessive levels of Cobalt in their systems. The to not only provide our customers with that integrity-driven Meadowlands has product, but to do what is best for the horse and for the established a industry. This threshold of Cobalt being implemented for threshold level of horses competing at The Meadowlands, Vernon Downs four (4) times the and Tioga Downs is just one step toward achieving what standard we set out to achieve. If you are found to be giving your deviation above horses an excessive amount of this substance, you are not the normal level racing at any of our three racetracks, plain and simple.
  • “We Will Remember Them” WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT the RACEWAY ENTRIES TRACK ABBREVIATIONS Speed Abbr

    “We Will Remember Them” WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT the RACEWAY ENTRIES TRACK ABBREVIATIONS Speed Abbr

    Named Races Information BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC Sept 1939 to May 1945, Canadian Dead over 2,000 The Battle of the Atlantic has been called the "longest, largest, and most complex" naval battle in history. The campaign started immediately after the European War began, during the so-called "Phoney War", and lasted six years, until the German Surrender in May 1945. It involved thousands of ships in more than 100 convoy battles and perhaps 1,000 single-ship encounters, in a theatre covering millions of square miles of ocean. The situation changed constantly, with one side or the other gaining advantage, as participating countries surrendered, joined and even changed sides in the war, and as new weapons, tactics, counter-measures and equipment were developed by both sides. The Allies gradually gained the upper hand, overcoming German surface raiders by the end of 1942 and defeating the U-boats by mid-1943, though losses due to U-boats continued until the war's end. D-DAY: Code name Operation Overlord - Canadian Dead 946 Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword. Taking Juno was the responsibility of the Canadian Army, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Royal Navy as well as elements from the Free French, Norwegian, and other Allied navies.
  • Alberta Division) (403)229-3609 Wardlind@Cthsalta.Com

    Alberta Division) (403)229-3609 [email protected]

    Press Release for Immediate Release Lindsay Ward Media Relations Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) (403)229-3609 [email protected] May 14th, 2019 Alberta Thoroughbred Industry Winners Announced Leduc County, AB - The successes of the Alberta Thoroughbred Industry were celebrated at the 45th Annual Night of Champions, held at the brand new Century Mile Racetrack and Casino this past Saturday evening. Over 130 breeders, owners, trainers and fans turned out to cheer on industry partners as awards were presented for accomplishments throughout the 2018 season. Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Alberta, brought greetings from his organization and thanked everyone in the industry as we “say goodbye to one chapter of our history while we look forward to another.” Mayor Tanni Doblanko was in attendance to represent Leduc County - the new home of Century Mile - and emphasized that “it is an honour for Leduc County to be included in your celebrations.” Other industry representatives present included the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division), Northlands Park, Horsemens’ Benevolent and Protective Association of Alberta, Jockey Club of Canada, Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, Century Downs Racetrack and Casino and Olds College. The 2018 Champion Alberta bred and Two Year Old Colt title was awarded to SMARTY RIVER PANTS, stakes winner of four races including the Princess Margaret, the Birdcatcher and the Alberta Premiers’ Futurity with total season earnings of $125,052. The stakes winning Afleet Alex runner is bred and owned by Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. of Okotoks, Alberta. ESCAPE CLAUSE earned the Champion Older Mare and the 2018 Champion Horse of the Year title for her outstanding accomplishments last season.
  • January 26, 2009

    January 26, 2009

    MINUTES NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2009 A meeting of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board was held on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Racing & Wagering Board’s Schenectady Office located at 1 Broadway Center, Suite 600, Schenectady, New York. The meeting was called to order at 11:05 a.m. In Attendance Were: John D. Sabini, Chairman Daniel D. Hogan, Member John B. Simoni, Member Ronald G. Ochrym, Executive Director Rick Goodell, Assistant Counsel Joseph Lynch, Director of Racing Operations Thomas Casaregola, Director of Audits & Investigations Gail Pronti, Secretary to the Board Also in Attendance Were: Joseph Mahoney, NYSR&WB Kristen Buckley, NYSR&WB Vivian Davis, NYSR&WB Jonathan Boyce, NYSR&WB Intern OPEN COMMENT PERIOD: Comments Began: 11:04 a.m. Gail Pronti, Secretary to the Board, stated that a comment was received via fax from Jackson Leeds with regard to the operation on Palm Sunday by New York State Off-Track Betting Corporations. This comment is attached to the minutes. Comments Ended: 11:05 a.m. A. The Board approved the minutes of the Board meeting held Dec. 16, 2008. B. ITEMS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED OR DEFERRED BY THE CHAIR 1. BUFFALO RACEWAY – REQUEST TO IMPORT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN 2008 For entry into the minutes, on December 11, 2008, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board approved an amendment to the Buffalo Trotting Association, Inc. simulcast plan of operation authorizing the simulcast for wagering purposes of races from Tampa Bay Downs, Florida for the remainder of 2008.