Overview
- Great Canadian Entertainment called the move a business decision, saying another racing season at the East Vancouver track was not financially viable.
- The casino and simulcast racebook at the Hastings Park facility will remain open, and no horses are currently stabled due to the April–October racing season.
- Recent media reports said the province cut off the company’s share of slot revenues, which had supported racing operations at the site.
- The Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C. condemned the closure as deeply distressing, warning of harm to workers, owners, trainers, breeders and suppliers.
- The Vancouver Humane Society praised the funding change as a step toward phasing out a declining sector, and the future of thoroughbred racing in B.C. remains uncertain.