BC Premiers Upgraded to Grade 3 status
News out of Toronto that our BC Premiers Championship to be held on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 8th this year has been upgraded to Grade 3 status for 2012. The Premiers is for 3 yr olds and up going 1 3/8 miles for a purse of $100,000.00.
Upgrading the status of the Premiers means in 2012 with have a total of three graded races in 2012 at Hastings Racecourse. The $200,000 BC Derby to be run on Sunday, September 9th and the $100,000 Ballerina to be run on October 8th also have Grade 3 status.
Sovereign Award Finalists from British Columbia
The Jockey Club of Canada announced the finalists for the 2011 Sovereign Awards. The Jockey Club of Canada will host their 37th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2011, on Thursday, April 5, 2012, on the third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto.
Classic Alley Kat owned by Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella is a finalist for the Champion Female Sprinter of the Year.
Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella are finalists for Outstanding Owner of the Year.
Tom Wolski’s, Sport of Kings is a finalists for Outstanding Film/Video/Broadcast.
“Luck” the series can be seen on HBO Canada premiering January 29th
Luck is a horse racing series filmed mainly at Santa Anita and stars Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Retired Jockey Gary Stevens. Check your local listing for HBO Canada
Luck stars Dustin Hoffman as Chester “Ace” Bernstein, “a man in his late 60s just released from three years in prison who’s autodidactic, intelligent, and deeply involved in gambling. In the pilot episode, Ace’s driver, Gus (Dennis Farina), comes to pick him up after being released from prison. Gus informs him that he has recently become registered as a licensed horse owner, as a front for his boss, Turo Escalante (John Ortiz). He’s also arranged for the purchase of a horse from Ireland, which is now stationed at Escalante’s stable.”
Simultaneously, a group of four degenerate gamblers have unwittingly discovered a ploy by Escalante. Marcus, Lonnie, Renzo, and Jerry believe that Escalante has been having the exercise jockeys ride a particular horse slowly in its opening trials. They place an $800 bet on a pick six, with the chance to win $2 million. A series of unlikely events ensue, and the four are suddenly rich.
