Leal: No KD Counter-Offer? March 13, 2013 According to MPP Jeff Leal, Minister of Rural Affairs for the Province of Ontario, the horse-racing transitional panel was willing to listen to a counter offer from Kawartha Downs owner/operator Harve
CNE Issues Cease & Desist Letter March 13, 2013 According to a report, officials with the Canadian National Exhibition have sent a cease and desist letter to MGM and Cadillac Fairview.
Leslie On OLG Re-Integration: "It's A Great First Step" March 13, 2013 "I don't think it's a smokescreen. Naturally we've got concerns about the specifics about what that's going to mean because that hasn't been clarified yet."
Rally Planned At Kawartha Downs March 12, 2013 No Casino in The City is rallying at Kawartha Downs on Thursday at noon to lobby to keep the racetrack and slots in Cavan-Monaghan and out of Peterborough.
Future Of Dresden Uncertain March 12, 2013 “We're still hoping something at the eleventh hour comes through and actually saves racing because with so many jobs and lives at stake you just kind of hope that it's going to go (ahead).”
Toronto Casino Decision Delayed; Godfrey Discusses Process March 12, 2013 In a report that flew under the radar late last week, it was announced that the vote that would've seen Toronto City Council decide whether it wanted to take the first step toward the possibility of c...
Horse Racing Front & Centre In Media March 12, 2013 Fallout from both Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's provincial gaming announcement and horse-racing transition-related news continues to hit the mainstream press, as stories regarding no less than four...
Racing Over At Kawartha Downs March 11, 2013 After 40 years of harness racing, Peterborough, Ont.-area racetrack Kawartha Downs will finish hosting racing at the end of this month.
WFD Responds To Wynne's Announcement March 11, 2013 On Monday, Western Fair District issued a response to Premier Kathleen Wynne's announcement on the future of horse racing in Ontario.
McNaughton: No Celebrations For Racing March 11, 2013 Today, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex PC MPP Monte McNaughton responded to what he calls "recent back-patting government announcements" stating that there will be horse racing in Ontario this year.
Some Skepticism After Positive News March 11, 2013 “What does a sustainable horse racing industry mean, given what’s happened in the last year?”
TVO Covers Racing Announcement March 11, 2013 On Monday, March 11, John Snobelen and Dennis Mills sat down with Steve Paikin during a webcast segment for TVO's The Agenda to discuss Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's recent announcement pertaining ...