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EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 15 MIN

Why couldn't the Hastings Racecourse survive?

from This is Vancouver

The Hastings Racecourse has been part of Vancouver for more than a century. Now, the operator says thoroughbred racing will end because of major funding changes. Stephen Quinn speaks with historian Aaron Chapman and the Vancouver Humane Society about how we got here and what the change means for the city. 

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