Grace III race | |
Location | Hastings Racecourse Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1946 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Weight-For-Age |
Purse | $100,000 (2018) |
The BC Premier's Handicap is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia. Held in October, it is open to horses aged three and older.
The BC Premier's Handicap was first run in 1946 and was elevated to Grade III status in 1973. The race was run over 1+1⁄8 miles before the distance was extended to 1+3⁄8 in 1977.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1990 | Haveigotadealforu | 4 | Mark Patzer | Dennis Terry | Triple T Stable | 2:17.00 |
1991 | Haveigotadealforu | 5 | Chris Loseth | Dennis Terry | Triple T Stable | 2:17.00 |
1992 | Overtime Victory | 3 | Samuel Krasner | George Cummins | Ken Walters | 2:17.80 |
1993 | Stop The Blues | 4 | Daniel Brock | Richard Kamps | Nick & Pauline Felicella | 2:15.00 |
1994 | Go For Glory | 5 | Gerry Olguin | David V. Forster | Par D Stable & G & J Gilbert | 2:20.00 |
1995 | Two Ticky | 4 | Brian Bochinski | Ronald K. Smith | Jack Nicholl | 2:22.40 |
1996 | Second Chance | 6 | Samuel Krasner | Cindy Krasner | Zenith Farms | 2:16.60 |
1997 | Boggle | 5 | David Wilson | Avi Houta | Avi Houta | 2:19.00 |
1998 | Artic Son | 5 | Frank Fuentes | Cindy Krasner | Amir Vahabzadeh | 2:19.40 |
1999 | Victorious Type | 6 | David Wilson | Lance Giesbrecht | J & P Wilson | 2:17.16 |
2000 | American Justice | 4 | Chris Loseth | Richard Kamps | Nick & Pauline Felicella | 2:18.00 |
2001 | Fancy As | 3 | Richard Harvey Hamel | Ronald K. Smith | Red Ron Farms & Linda Smith | 2:20.07 |
2002 | Shacane | 3 | Pedro Alvarado | Toni Cloutier | Bellevue Oaks | 2:16.92 |
2003 | Roscoe Pito | 3 | Pedro Alvarado | John Snow | Snow/Wildcard Stable/Punjab Foods/Mutti/Gomes | 2:19.86 |
2004 | Blowin In The Wind | 5 | Robert Skelly | David V. Forster | Forster Stable | 2:19.64 |
2005 | Bull Ranch | 3 | Justin Stein | Robert Rohman | Simichiello Racing Stables | 2:18.25 |
2006 | True Metropolitan | 4 | Quincy Welch | Terry Jordan | Bahadur Cheema | 2:17.03 |
2007 | Sir Gallovic | 3 | Mario Gutierrez | Troy Taylor | Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella | 2:15.89 |
2008 | Rosberg | 7 | Ruben Fuentes | Dino Condilenios | Swift Thoroughbreds | 2:17.98 |
2009 | Trick of the North | 8 | Robert Skelly | Barbara Heads | Aurora Stables | 2:20.37 |
2010 | Senor Rojo | 4 | Richard Harvey Hamel | David V. Forster | Tres Hombre | 2:17.30 |
2011 | Jebrica | 3 | Russell Baze | Jim Penney | R & R Warren | 2:17.76 |
2012 | Commander | 4 | Mario Gutierrez | Troy Taylor | North American Thoroughbred Racing | 2:16.92 |
2013 | Commander | 5 | Aaron Gryder | Troy Taylor | North American Thoroughbred Racing | 2:16.15 |
2014 | Alert Bay | 3 | Rico Walcott | Anita Bolton | Peter Redekop | 2:17.93 |
2015 | Killin Me Smalls | 5 | Ruben Lara | Ernie J. Keller | Deltin Stable & Ed Welsh | 2:15.77 |
2016 | Killin Me Smalls | 6 | Keishan Balgobin | Ernie J. Keller | Deltin Stable & Ed Welsh | 2:17.40 [1] |
2017 | Awesome Slate | 4 | Richard Harvey Hamel | Cindy Krasner | Jake Kalpakian | 2:18.13 [2] |
2018 | Calgary Caper | 7 | Sahin Civaci | Philip Hall | Peacock/Hall/Giesbrecht | 2:17.47 [3] |
2019 | Brave Nation | 4 | Antonio Ambrosio Reyes | John Snow | Gordon Christoff | 2:18.00 |
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