Don Drummond

Ontario Horse Racing Rally Footage

Last week members and supporters of Ontario's horse racing industry attended rallies at Queen's Park and numerous Liberal MPP offices to protest the Ontario Liberal Government's decision to close slot...

Industry Uncertainty, Questions Examined

From the love of horses, to the economic benefits of Ontario's horse-racing industry, to the misconceptions and uncertainty of what lies ahead

Hiawatha Confirms 2012 Racing Season

Hiawatha Horse Park will host harness racing for the upcoming 2012 season despite the closure of the slots facility, racetrack management confirmed after a meeting with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming ...

OLG Terminates Siteholder Agreements

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has notified Kawartha Downs as well as Great Canadian Gaming Corporation's Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs that their siteholder agreements will be t...

Province-Wide Support For Racing

Ontario's horse racing industry spoke out on March 30 at rallies across the province against the decision announced by the Liberal government and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) to end the Slot...

Liberal Reports Support Ontario Horse Racing's Employment Figures

Earlier this week Ontario's Finance Minister Dwight Duncan stated that the employment figures showing 60,000 people are employed directly or indirectly by horse racing are "grossly exaggerated," and t...

We Must Unite, No One Is Safe

"We need our industry, each and every one of us, to rise to the occasion and communicate with Andrea's office and with every NDP MPP in Ontario and make them understand our industry, understand the pr...

Duncan Questions Employment Figures

The reigning Ontario Liberal Party, whose credibility has been questioned on multiple fronts as of late, has announced that it doesn't believe that the livelihoods of up to 60,000 Ontarians depends on...

Not Happy With The Liberal Budget? Tell The NDP Your Story

New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath called on Ontarians to have their say on the provincial budget released yesterday, and members of the horse racing industry are encouraged to voice their opinions an...

Racing Runs Budget Response Ad

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association placed a full-page advertisement in the Toronto Star today (Wednesday) in response to the Ontario budget announced yesterday, highlighting the government'...

OHRIA Reacts To Ontario Budget

Late Tuesday the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued the following update in the wake of Ontario's 2012 budget, in which Finance Minister Dwight Duncan outlined plans to modernize the Ont...

Mid-Card Protest At Rideau Carleton

On Sunday, March 25 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, horsepeople took to the track between races to protest the inexplicable and devastating decision by the Ontario Liberal Government to cut the provincial...