Holmes: Woodbine Could Close If GTA Casino Goes Elsewhere May 14, 2012 "If the slots were removed from Woodbine you would see the end of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto."
Major Media Attention For Ontario Racing May 14, 2012 Continuing to attract major attention in the mainstream media, the crisis in Ontario's horse-racing industry was front and centre this past weekend. The Toronto Star trotted out a lengthy feature, wit...
OHRIA Issues Open Letter To Premier McGuinty On Foreign Investment May 11, 2012 The letter below was sent on Friday (May 11) afternoon from Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association to the Premier of Ontario responding to a series of inaccurate commen...
UPDATED: Thomson Questions Liberal Strategy, Duncan Issues Reply May 10, 2012 After being compared to jailed investor Bernie Madoff in Thursday's (May 10) Guelph Mercury, Ontario Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Dwight Duncan issued a public reply
"We Don't Want To Close" May 09, 2012 After trying to increase exposure to the product by attracting "synergy-type businesses", Hiawatha Horse Park's owner Jim Henderson is now forced back to the drawing board after being blindsided by th...
Town Of Innisfil Backs Horse Racing Industry May 09, 2012 The Town of Innisfil has passed a resolution asking the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to keep slot machines at Georgian Downs. Also, it has been reported that the town has also recommended that the...
Do Liberals Understand Subsidies? May 08, 2012 For months, the Liberal government has referred to Ontario horse racing's share of the slots-at-racetracks partnership as a "subsidy". One MPP, who is featured in the May issue of Trot Magazine, wonde...
City Offers Update On 'Woodbine Live!' May 08, 2012 The Woodbine Entertainment Group's planned expansion for Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Live!, has drawn the attention of multiple mainstream media publications after an update from a Toronto City Manag...
OLG Meets With Racing May 07, 2012 The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), which represents the majority of Standardbred horsepeople in Ontario, met with Mr. Paul Godfrey, Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)...
Value Of Ontario Horse Racing May 06, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry is part of a highly competitive global market. The industry contributes 60,000 jobs, $1.1 billion to the provincial government and $2 billion in recurring expenditure...
Baymount Re-Evaluating Business Plans May 04, 2012 Baymount Incorporated, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Belleville Racetrack Development Corporation (BRDC), has received a formal notice of termination of its Site Holder Agreement -- originally e...
Windsor To Cease All Operations August 31 May 04, 2012 On Friday, May 4, officials from Windsor Raceway announced via release that they are expecting for all operations at the track to cease August 31, 2012
