Dr. Adam Chambers

Changes At The CPMA

On Wednesday, April 27, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a notice stating that Dr. Adam Chambers has accepted a position with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario as senior veterinary se...

ORC Urges Cold-Care Vigilance

February 12, 2015

The Ontario Racing Commission has advised ORC Official Veterinarians and racing officials at all racetracks to remind participants to take the necessary steps to protect the animals.

All Woodbine Barn 10 Restrictions Lifted

Ontario Racing Commission Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers has announced that all restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine’s Barn 10 are now removed, effective April 10.

Rideau Barn Quarantine Lifted

November 28, 2013

On Thursday, November 28 the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it has lifted the quarantine on ‘Barn B’ at Rideau Carleton Raceway.

ORC Lifts Woodbine Barn 1 Restrictions

On Wednesday, June 26, the Ontario Racing Commission released a Notice to the Industry on behalf of Dr. Adam Chambers stating that all restrictions that had been placed on Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack...

ORC Update On EHV-1 Quarantine

On Wednesday, June 19, the Ontario Racing Commission issued an update regarding the backstretch barn quarantine at Woodbine Racetrack relating to the recent EHV-1 situation.

Update On Woodbine EHV-1 Cases

Ontario Racing Commission's Manager of Veterinary Services, Dr. Adam Chambers, has confirmed that for all horses stabled in Barn 3 at Woodbine Racetrack, negative results have been returned for PCR (p...

Woodbine's Barn 1 Quarantined

It has been reported that the Woodbine Entertainment Group has been forced to quarantine Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack.

EHV-1 Restrictions Lifted June 4

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced that there have been no reports of any further clinical cases in horses stabled in the Lower Barn of the Campbellville Training Centre.

Avoiding Inadvertent Positive Tests

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is reminding licencees to be vigilant when medicating horses.

ORC Statement On Equine Herpes

Dr. Adam Chambers, ORC Manager of Veterinary Services, is advising that there have been confirmed reports of EHV-1 in two standardbreds in Ontario.

ORC Issues Caution Regarding EHV-1

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) notes that the Vernon Downs' stable area remains under quarantine as a safety precaution after a case of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) was diagnosed on Saturday. Th...

Equine Guelph Report Of EHV-1 Case

A reminder to participants to use caution and take appropriate steps With reference to Equine Guelph’s report of a case of Equine Herpes Virus 1 in a horse in Ontario, the Ontario Racing Commission (O...