BC Racebook Newsletter - February 16, 2024

Betting races from Hong Kong is a fun challenge that can yield generous payoffs with some careful study and a little luck. Much like in North America, focusing on big races can provide an opportunity to get more value for your dollar with a lot of money being bet by casual players. Simply put, there is more money bet on horses on big days who have very little chance of winning.

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Matthew Ruhlman
BC Racebook Newsletter - January 17, 2024

Cherie may not have been born in a barn, but it didn’t take her long to venture and find her way to one. In 2007 her mom moved the family to a horse farm in Abbotsford where Cherie decided to make the most of her new living situation. Spending time in the barn, she met Grant Hollingsworth who took the eager 15-year-old under his wing.

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Matthew Ruhlman
BC Racebook Newsletter - December 6, 2023

Beneath that brown felt cowboy hat that has become Kelly MacMillan’s trademark is an optimistic mind that continually sees the glass half-full. As the Fall season of standardbred racing at Fraser Downs nears completion with a closing date of Friday, December 15, in his capacity as president of Harness Racing BC, MacMillan dwells on the positives as he looks ahead to 2024.

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Matthew Ruhlman
BC Racebook Newsletter - November 8, 2023

There is another member of the talented Abbott family at Fraser Downs Racetrack working towards being a triple threat as an owner, trainer and driver Carson Abbott’s brother John and father Gord have already been there and it is Carson’s dream to reach that level as early as the next Spring meet.

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Matthew Ruhlman
BC Racebook Newsletter - August 29, 2023

With Hastings Racecourse having rounded the turn for its stretch run to the completion of the 2023 thoroughbred campaign, a major addition to the BC racing scene becomes official with the appointment of Dawn Lupul as Manager of Racing and Communications effective Monday, August 28.

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Matthew Ruhlman