British Columbia’s horsemen may have come up with a plan to keep live Thoroughbred racing at Hastings Racecourse, according to a report by CBC. “We want to run the track,” Milburn told CBC. According to CBC, the Vancouver Whitecaps have an agreement with the city to explore a soccer stadium at the site. “It makes no sense to leave this track, this barn area vacant,” Milburn told CBC. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAfter slot machine subsidies that funded purses were pulled from the track in November, the track operator Great Canadian Entertainment announced on Dec. 5 that live racing would cease at Hastings Racecourse.

Source: CBC News December 24, 2025 14:05 UTC