Update On Hiawatha, Dresden February 19, 2014 Dresden Agricultural Society President Lucille Laprise and Hiawatha Horse Park operator Jim Henderson have been quoted in an article regarding the future of live horse racing at Dresden Raceway and th...
OHRIA Issues Industry Update February 18, 2014 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) issued an update to the horse racing industry late Tuesday afternoon.
2014 OSS, HIP Program Details February 07, 2014 At its meeting of January 30, 2014, the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission approved the 2014 Horse Improvement Program (HIP) as recommended by the industry stakeholders and Program staff.
Live Racing At Fort Erie In 2014 February 07, 2014 The Board of Directors of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) is pleased to advise there will be live thoroughbred racing at Fort Erie Race Track in 2014.
SBOA To Discuss SARP Fallout February 04, 2014 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association has announced that it will be hosting an important information session regarding the cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks Program.
Thibert Optimistic About Fort Erie January 30, 2014 Jim Thibert, the CEO of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium, has said that he is “thinking much more positively than I have in a long time” in regard to the future of the historic Fort Erie Race Trac...
Phillips Resigns From OLG January 22, 2014 On Wednesday, January 22, Philip Olsson, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Board, announced that the OLG Board of Directors has received and accepted a letter of resignation from pre...
ORC Orders Re-direction Of Purse Account Monies January 13, 2014 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is moving forward to implement a provincial approach to purses, consistent with the five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan, and as recommended by the Horse Racing ...
Oak Knoll Stables To Disperse January 13, 2014 Ken Morden of Oak Knoll Stables has informed Trot Insider that he and Caroline Thornton have come to the tough decision to disperse their Campbellcroft, Ont. breeding operation effective today (Jan. 1...
Expanded Innovation Summit Info. January 04, 2014 On Monday, December 16, 2013 industry representatives gathered at Flamboro Downs to exchange ideas on what the Ontario racing industry can do in the immediate to short term to better understand the ra...
Racing A Mainstream Newsmaker December 31, 2013 Ontario's horse racing industry and its adjustment to the new reality presented by the Ontario government made headlines throughout the year -- not just on Standardbred Canada's homepage, but in mains...
Will Not-For-Profit Step Up At KD? December 24, 2013 It has been reported that Kawartha Downs Ltd. has informed the Ontario Racing Commission that it will not be applying for a licence to operate the Fraserville, Ont. raceway in 2014.