General manager Hazel Latus
Huge relief and plenty of excitement will mark the reopening of Bognor’s Regis Centre at the end of May.
It will be a relatively quiet June before the venues gets fully back into its stride for much busier months from July onwards.
But adding to the confidence is the fact that they can now confirm their panto: it will be Jack and the Beanstalk featuring a number of the cast who would have been in the cancelled Peter Pan last year.
But maybe the main point is simply that the venue has survived.
General manager Hazel Latus said: “It is a relief to be reopening and moving forward. And we are financially sound. We are not millionaires, but we can manage with what we have got and we can create more, which is what we would like to do. We are relieved and pleased!”
Sobey and Thiessen suffered injuries during the 2021 season opener at Century Downs on Tuesday (May 18).
Thiessen, driving Crush Me, who fell from the pocket after failing to avoid the breaking pacesetter, Lost Control, was impacted from behind by a trailing horse and suffered a fractured and dislocated femur and shattered collarbone. He confirmed via his Facebook page Wednesday afternoon (May 19) that his femur and collarbone were both surgically reconstructed: They put a nail through my femur and plated my collarbone . feel pretty good, actually, the 31-year-old reinsman wrote.
Thiessen also relayed a report from Crush Me s co-owner and trainer, Brent Bodor, that the filly is up and doing OK after the accident.
With a mid-race brush to the top on a windy afternoon, Dontpokethedragon left the competition in his wake to romp in the $8,100 Open Pace on opening day at Century Downs Tuesday (May 18).
Dontpokethedragon landed in third from post 2 off the wings while 9-5 favourite Just A Start dueled with Outlaw Gunsablazin for the lead by a :27.3 opening quarter. As the tempo cooled, driver Dave Kelly hustled Dontpokethedragon out of third and to the point past a :57.3 half.
Kelly then quickened the pace into the backstretch while Just A Start and Outlawgunsablazin tired, forcing the backfield around them while Dontpokethedragon coasted by three-quarters in 1:26.1. With his margin widening around the final turn, Dontpokethedragon continued to grow his lead to the beam, hitting the finish of a 1:58.2 mile 11-and-a-quarter lengths in front of second-place finisher Armycaptin Hanover. I Ama Rocket closed for third.
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