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2021_03_01_03_012.pdf
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A brief history of the Gill family and their legacy in horseracing in B.C. Draft document written by Charan Gill.
2021_03_01_03_010.pdf
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Creator: British Columbia Racing Commission
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Identification card of Phangan Singh Gill issued by the British Columbia Racing Commission.
2021_03_01_03_007.pdf
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Creator: The British Columbia Jockey Club
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The British Columbia Jockey Club : clubhouse season ticket valid at Exhibition Park, Vancouver, BC. Includes a handwritten note, "Guest of Phangan Gill," and a calendar in the back. Exhibition Park is now known as Hastings Race Course.
2021_03_01_03_006.pdf
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Creator: The British Columbia Jockey Club
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The British Columbia Jockey Club : Clubhouse season ticket valid at Exhibition Park, Vancouver, BC. Includes a handwritten note, "Guest of P. S. Gill," and a calendar on back. Exhibition Park is now known as Hastings Race Course.
2021_03_01_03_005.pdf
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Identification card (No. 04-06-12) of Phangan Singh Gill issued by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau for the Exhibition Park Race Track. Exhibition Park is now known as Hastings Race Course.
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Photo of Phangan Singh Gill with George Norgan, owner of one of the most successful Racing Stables in Canada and the owner of the Vancouver Mounties Baseball Team, outside the barns at Lansdowne Racetrack in Richmond, BC.
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Photo of Thakar Singh with one of his race horses outside a barn at the Brighouse Racetrack in Richmond, BC, circa 1940's. Thakar Singh, knowing he was ill, asked Phangan Singh Gill to buy his horses and send the money to his family in India. So began Phangan Singh Gill's love of Thoroughbred horses and racing.
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Newspaper clipping on Thakar Singh's demise at the age of 71. Thakar Singh was one of the best known horse trainers on B. C. race tracks.