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Recent Press Releases

August 14, 2010        Letter to Horse Racing Industry Participants

August 19, 2010Important Final Changes Regarding the 2011 Standardbred Race Season
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August 18, 2010Important Clarification Regarding the 2011 Standardbred Race Season
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August 5, 2010Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino Bids Farewell to Keeling
July 29, 2010

Richmond, B.C: Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (“the Company”) announced today that Chuck Keeling has chosen to...
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July 13, 2010BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee - Open Meeting

On Tuesday, July 27, from 7:00PM to 9:30PM, the BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee will hold an open meeting for all horse racing industry

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July 2, 2010It was a Memorable Season at Fraser Downs in More Ways Than One for Harness Racing Fans
Surrey, B.C. (July 1, 2010) – It was a year of many moments at Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino and also a year when the harness racing... [more...]
June 18, 2010Fraser Downs Racing Season Ends In Style With Red Carpet Treatment On Closing Night
Prizes Galore on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday

Surrey, B.C. (June 18/10) – Fan Appreciation Night at Fraser Downs Racetrack &...
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June 15, 2010Horse Racing Management & Principals
June 15, 2010

Please click here to view the letter from the BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee
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June 11, 2010A Special Night at Fraser Downs June 11 For a Special Person: The Late Robert Murphy
Surrey, B.C. (June 11 /10) – Family, friends and fans of a Canadian harness racing icon will honour the late Robert Murphy at Fraser Downs... [more...]
June 7, 2010Masse Undergoes Surgery; Goulet Shaken Up in Two Seperate Spills at Fraser Downs
Surrey, B.C. (June 7/10) – Veteran driver Serge Masse underwent surgery for a broken bone in his right leg above the ankle following a spill in... [more...]
May 28, 2010Lots of Things Happening at Fraser Downs with Just Four Weekends Left of Live Racing
Robert Murphy Day June 11; Big Fund Raiser June 12

Surrey, B.C. (May 28, 2010) – Fraser Downs Racetrack is heading into the &lsquo...
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May 21, 2010Greener Pastures Open House Fundraiser Leads to a Thrilling Fraser Downs Evening
Hudon Horse Lil Kent Pays Off in More Ways Than One

Surrey, B.C. (May 20/10) – One of the highlights at last Saturday’s Greener...
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May 13, 2010Popular Amber Lancaster Making Her Mark in Ontario Standardbred Circles
Leaves Fraser Downs (For Now) to Spread Her Wings

Surrey, B.C. (May 14/10) -- This was an ‘Amber Alert’ exercise in reverse. Amber...
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April 16, 2010Daddy's 'Little Girl' Gets Her Way with Partnership Purchase of Red Star Stella
Ray Gemmill Weakened After His 80th Birthday

Surrey, B.C. (April 16/10) – Her colleagues at the CHUM Radio Group in Vancouver know her...
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April 1, 2010Breast Cancer Research the Big Winner at Fraser Downs
Harness the Hope Raises $10,000

Surrey, BC (March 30, 2010) – They came, they saw and they contributed in handsome numbers to the &lsquo...
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March 25, 2010'Harness the Hope' Evening at Fraser Downs in Support of Breast Cancer Research
Seven Lady Drivers Take Part in Special Saturday Race

Surrey, B.C. (March 26, 2010) – When track announcer Rick Uppal says in his unique and...
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March 17, 2010A Trip Down Memory Lane For 80-Year-Old Ray Gemmill
Former Canucks Join in Saturday Night Celebration

Surrey, B.C. (March 17/2010) – When Cloverdale Raceway opened on New Year’s Day in 1976, a...
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March 12, 2010The H&H Boys - Hensley & Hennessy - Chase Princess of the Pacific Title
$75,000 Final Highlights Saturday Night Card

Surrey, B.C. (March 12/10) - The highly competitive elimination heats have determined the top...
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February 26, 2010Princess of the Pacific Eliminations Begin Saturday at Fraser Downs - $75,000 Final Set for March 13
Surrey, B.C. (Feb. 26/10) – The road to gold at the end of the Princess of the Pacific $75,000 rainbow begins Saturday night at Fraser Downs for... [more...]
February 19, 2010Jungquist has a Flare for the Dramatic with Victory in Tom Burke Memorial
Camblazer, Lady and Thetrench Win Stakes Races

Surrey, B.C. (Feb. 18/2010) – While a couple of $25,000 stakes finals headlined the weekend card, it...
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February 19, 2010Letter from the BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee
February 19, 2010

Please click here to view the letter from the BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee.
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February 11, 2010Back-to-Back $25,000 Stakes at Fraser Downs this Weekend
Harness Racing Fraternity Mourns Passing of Robert Murphy

Surrey, B.C. (Feb. 11/2010) – The River Rock Resort Cup on Saturday night and the Miss...
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January 21, 2010Fraser Downs Leading Driver/Trainer Making Noise at National Level
Surrey, B.C. (Jan. 22/10) – “Holy cow, I didn’t know that!”

Such was Ed Hensley’s response when Fraser Downs Director of Racing Jackson Wittup...
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January 14, 2010Designer Dreams Hopes to Follow in Base Camp's Hoof Prints
$25,000 Penny Bath Memorial Saturday Night


Surrey, B.C. (Jan. 14/10) – For the second consecutive weekend there is a $25,000 featured stakes final on...
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January 7, 2010Vancouver Giants Playoff Hockey Tickets Available to Fraser Downs Customers
Working Partnership Benefits Both Parties

Surrey, B.C. (Jan. 7/10) – Talk about affordable family entertainment! How’s this for a daily double: Fraser...
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