A Tale Of Two Owners November 17, 2012 The Saturday edition of the Toronto Star profiles two Ontario owners adversely affected by the government's decision to cut the slots-at-racetracks program in 2013.
$893 Million To Bingo Operators? November 14, 2012 While speaking to the Canadian Club of Toronto on Tuesday, Rod Phillips, President and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, spoke glowingly about the OLG’s Modernization plan. In doing s...
Top Politicians To OFA Conference November 12, 2012 What do you get when you put more than 500 Ontario farmers and agricultural stakeholders into a room together? If you’re a political leader on the brink of a provincial election call, you get a captiv...
COSA On Standardbred Group Meeting November 09, 2012 The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) issued a release Friday, Nov. 9 on the Standardbred stakeholder meetings held earlier this week regarding the OMAFRA Panel Report.
ORC Announces Measures To Determine 2013 Race Dates November 09, 2012 The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced measures to begin the process of determining the 2013 race date schedule, and to facilitate the continuance of pari-mutuel wagering beginn...
Royal Winter Fair Rally Cancelled November 09, 2012 Organizers behind the scheduled November 10 horsemen's rally outside of the main entrance of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have announced that the rally has been cancelled.
Standardbred Groups Meet November 08, 2012 On Tuesday and Thursday of this week (Nov. 6 and Nov. 8), representatives from Ontario's Standardbred horse groups held meetings to discuss a unified strategy for the standardbred industry as it perta...
Trouble At The Track November 08, 2012 In a special three-part series, Dan Nyznik of CHEX TV in Peterborough, Ont. examines the implications of the Liberal government ending the slots-at-racetracks partnership effective April 2013.
McNiven On OMAFRA-OSS Statement November 08, 2012 Things are looking up in Ontario for the first time in a long time, as a government-appointed panel announced the continuation of the sire stakes program at current levels.
Panel: OSS Purses Maintained November 06, 2012 The three member OMAFRA panel, charged with the transition of horse racing in Ontario, issued a statement on Nov. 6 revealing their expectations regarding the purse structure of the Ontario Sires Stak...
OHRIA Seeks Feedback November 06, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is asking everyone who is employed by or is impacted by the horse racing industry in Ontario to provide their feedback on the OMAFRA panel report ...
Is McMeekin "Saving The Industry"? November 06, 2012 In an article published by CBC on Monday discussing the OMAFRA Panel Report on transitioning racing from the slots-at-racetracks program, Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin noted, “Often at races, y...
