Could Windsor Race Again? May 25, 2013 Reports out of Windsor indicate that the owners of the now-shuttered Windsor Raceway are not necessarily counting out racing again at the Essex County five-eighths mile oval.
ORC Approves Cancellation Of Woodstock Licence May 06, 2013 In accordance with Section 25 of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission has conditionally cancelled Woodstock Raceway’s ORC licence effective May 19, 2013 at 11...
ORC Reasons For Race-Date Decision April 29, 2013 On Friday, April 12, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) released the Director’s Notice of Decision regarding May to December 2013 Race Dates, with reasons to follow. These are the reasons.
Ontario's May Through December Dates April 12, 2013 On Friday, April 12, the Ontario Racing Commission announced its approved race dates for May through to December of 2013.
Update On Unsigned Tracks April 01, 2013 OMAFRA's Elmer Buchanan offered Trot Insider an update on the tracks that have not yet to come to terms with the Ontario government's transition panel.
Soulliere Comments On Dresden March 20, 2013 Winrac President Pat Soulliere has gone on the record regarding the prospects of live harness racing being hosted at Dresden Raceway this year.
Kennedy: 'Time We Take The Power Back' March 15, 2013 In a special Guest Trot Blog entry by owner/trainer Brittany Kennedy, the 26-year-old takes the time to explain the beauty in the beleaguered Dresden Raceway, but also sends out a call for horsemen in...
McNaughton Sends Open Letter To Wynne March 15, 2013 “May I remind you that delaying the announcement of racing dates affects over 55,000 jobs across Ontario? Having already disrupted the 2012 breeding season by the cancellation of the government’s agre...
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).”
OLG Reaches Agreements With 10 Tracks January 23, 2013 On Wednesday, January 23, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a press release which stated that it has reached lease agreements in principle for its slots operations at a total of 10 provincia...
Panongahela Sets Dresden Record September 03, 2012 A steamy September afternoon led to a rewrite of Dresden Raceway’s record books when two-year-old pacing colt Panongahela sprinted around the half-mile oval to a 1:56 victory in the second of seven $2...
Chapple’s Colts To Reunite In Dresden August 29, 2012 Ontario’s exciting two-year-old pacing colts sweep into Dresden Raceway on Monday for the second last Grassroots contest of their regular season.
