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ATTENTION: HRBC MEMBERSHIP

During our latest Board of Director meetings of August 4^th and August 10^th, the  Directors made the decision to not have a Sale Stake attached to the 2021 live sale that was scheduled for the Agriplex on October 26^th.    However, the board decided to replace the stake with an additional bonus incentive that will be for all BC Bred Yearlings. The designing  of this  additional bonus incentive is a work in progress, full details will be announced to the membership upon completion. 

In order to offer our breeders a venue to sell their yearlings, the board thought it was best  to once again go with the well known, virtual auction company OnGait.com to present the HRBC Virtual Yearling Sale. 

To assist our breeders who are wanting to sell their yearlings, HRBC has reduced the sale fee to  $100 plus GST per yearling and 3% commission plus GST at the sale.  If you are reconsidering entering your yearling to the upcoming virtual sale, please submit the newly drafted sale entry application that reads the revised fee and conditions which can be found on the website, www.harnessracingbc.org.  

 Please note that deadline for entries must be submitted to the HRBC office no later than 3 pm on AUGUST 20, 2021. 

Both BC Broodmare and BC Bred bonus cheques are available for pick up as of today, Tuesday, August 10, 2021. These payments represent the 50% outstanding balance owing for these two incentives. We will keep cheques in the HRBC office for the balance of the week for in town members all out of town members will be mailed.

Media Release 
Harness Racing BC (HRBC) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of BC (HBPA) welcome the decision by the BC government to provide financial assistance to horse racing in British Columbia.  

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth wrote to the HRBC and HBPA announcing a $3 million grant to be split evenly between the two organizations to “minimize the employment impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on horse racing workers”.

Kelly MacMillan, President of HRBC, expressed his thanks to the BC government, Minister Farnworth, and Mike Starchuk, the MLA in Surrey – Cloverdale, for their commitment to support Fraser Downs”.  “This is the best possible news for horse racing overall,” said MacMillan. “Breeders, owners, trainers and all the backstretch workers whose jobs were impacted by COVID have been anxiously awaiting some good news. The BC government and all the MLAs we talked to listened, and they came through big time.”

David Milburn, President of the HBPA, also added his thanks to MLAs, especially Niki Sharma, the MLA for Vancouver – Hastings, home of the Hastings Racecourse.  “We were facing an uncertain future,” said Milburn. “Now we can look forward to extending the current season for at least another month and will be able to turn our attention to working on a full season in 2022,” he added. “We’re excited to start welcoming back thousands of horse racing fans from across BC who come out every year to enjoy the races. The future of horse racing in British Columbia looks much better after this announcement.”

HRBC will be working as expediently as possible to get the information out to you with regards to dates for qualifying, schooling, race dates and all the other particulars required.