Randy Goulding: Ultimate weekend of racing at Hastings Racecourse

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The ultimate weekend of racing at Hastings Racecourse is about with seven races Saturday, and 9 to shut out the meet Sunday.

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Championships can be determined within the $75,000 Glen Todd Fantasy for two-year-old fillies and $75,000 Ascot Juvenile for two-year-olds on Saturday. The seven horses entered in every race can be going round three turns for the primary time. Each races honour the late Glen Todd who was a serious contributor to racing in B.C.

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The mixed 16 races Saturday and Sunday are being billed as Fan Appreciation Weekend at Hastings with one draw every day for a River Rock On line casino Resort Getaway Package deal.

The 2-year-old filly division title might be wrapped up. In any case, Lizzie’s Rayne has gained all of the stakes races for juvenile fillies on the meet and a loss in her first route try within the 1-1/16 miles Fantasy shouldn’t be sufficient to offset her three wins within the B.C. Cup Debutante, CTHS Gross sales Stakes and the $100,000 Sadie Diamond Futurity. Her win within the Futurity was her least spectacular victory, however after duelling early, she was recreation late in holding off Eddie’s Woman to win the 6½-furlong sprint by a half-length.

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“I believe she might have regressed after her sharp win within the Gross sales Stakes,” mentioned her coach and half-owner Dave Milburn.

Lizzie’s Rayne appeared to have bounced again when she labored 5 furlongs in 1:01.40 Oct. 7. Main rider Amadeo Perez was aboard for the sharp transfer.

“She couldn’t be doing higher,” mentioned Milburn. “I beloved the best way she received the final eighth of a mile in 12 seconds. Her breeding recommend she must be OK going lengthy. It’s a troublesome area, although.”

Milburn, who has by no means skilled or owned a champion, counts himself a considerably higher lawyer than coach.

“If we have been fortunate sufficient for her to be named champion two-year-old filly it will be alongside the strains of a tremendously main courtroom victory,” he mentioned.

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The colts and geldings division is up for grabs with Rich Texan and August Rain the primary contenders.

Rich Texan was spectacular successful his debut within the $100,000 Jack Diamond Futurity for coach Mel Snow who was not shocked by the efficiency.

“I actually favored him, in any other case I wouldn’t have taken the shot within the Futurity with him,” mentioned Snow.

Snow, who alongside together with his spouse Fran, bred the son of Texas Wildcatter, is conscious he’s asking quite a lot of Rich Texan to stretch out to a center distance in simply his second begin.

“I believe he’ll go on,” mentioned Snow. “I’ve been placing in lengthy gallops into him and he likes it.”

August Rain didn’t hearth because the favorite within the Futurity. Previous to his disappointing outing, the Peter Redekop-owned home-bred gained the BC Cup Nursery and CTHS Gross sales Stakes for main coach Barbara Heads. The son of Sungold was very spectacular working in firm Oct. 7.

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“We labored him with out blinkers and he actually responded properly,” mentioned Heads.

Heads additionally has a robust hand within the Fantasy with Acoustic Melody and Viva La Diva.

Congratulations to breeders Ron and Rae Fawcett of Tod Mountain Thoroughbreds and proprietor Terry Sangara for being voted into the B.C. Thoroughbred Corridor of Fame. They, together with myself, can be inducted into the Corridor of Fame on the annual awards dinner within the spring.

SATURDAY SELECTIONS

FANTASY: Going with Viva La Diva. She completed third when she debuted within the Futurity and got here again to beat the boys in a $50,000 non-obligatory maiden claimer in her subsequent begin. She is a full-sister to Sangria who gained going 9 furlongs within the Century On line casino Oaks at Century Downs in 2020, and in response to Day by day Racing Type’s Formulator, the previous couple of years Heads has a 27 per cent strike price with horses going a mile or longer the primary time.

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ASCOT: Undecided if Rich Texan needs to go this far, however he couldn’t have been extra spectacular in his debut and he has appeared nice on the monitor getting ready for his first route try.

Stay racing is over for the yr at Hastings, however simulcasting continues every single day. Only a few weeks away on Nov. 3-4, patrons at Hastings can wager on the perfect horses on the earth within the Breeders’ Cup, which is being held at Santa Anita.

Randy Goulding has been handicapping horses and writing for The Racing Type at Hastings Park for greater than 30 years. His column will run weekly all through the racing season.

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