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AGCO Issues Lasix Program Advisory

December 17, 2020

Horses that are entered to race in Ontario which have not been properly enrolled in (or opted out of) the Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage (EIPH) Program will be ineligible to race.

Auditor General Releases 2020 Report

December 07, 2020

On Monday (Dec. 7) the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released its first value-for-money report on the operations of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) as part of its audits...

Scheduled iAGCO Outage

October 14, 2020

The AGCO would like to advise that iAGCO online services will be offline for scheduled enhancements from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, to 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26.

Standardbred Rules Of Racing Revised

August 28, 2020

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is revising Standardbred Rule 22.01 to enhance the consistency of racing, so that participants and the betting public know where a horse will start ...

Strangles At Emerald Isle Training Centre

August 11, 2020

On Aug. 7, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a five-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area at the Emerald Isle Tr...

AGCO Issues Warm Weather Alert

The health and welfare of the horse is of paramount concern to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and to members of the racing community.

AGCO Issues Trainer Transfer Notice

On Tuesday, June 16, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued both an information bulletin and a notice to the industry. The industry notice is a reminder that AGCO approval is required for...

EHV-1 Restrictions Lifted At Woodbine

Effective today (June 2) the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that horses not currently in isolation can now exit Woodbine Racetrack.

More Temporary AGCO Rule Amendments

On Wednesday, May 27, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced that it will temporarily amend a number of additional rules to accommodate the return to racing and ease industry burden, w...

Temporary Change To Adding Horses To Ontario's EIPH Program

As the industry prepares for the resumption of racing, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario would like to provide an update to trainers, assistant trainers, owners and veterinarians looking to...

AGCO Temporarily Amending Rules

On Wednesday, May 20, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced that it will temporarily amend a number of rules in order to accommodate the return to racing and ease industry burden, whi...

AGCO Announces Four Initiatives

On Friday (May 15) the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) released a number of bulletins pertaining to a series of initiatives to advance the health and safety of our equine and human ath...