Drummond Report

Removal Of SAR Program 'Threatens Ontario Economy'

In an open letter, the Ontario Equestrian Federation has reiterated its widely-held position that the loss of slot machine revenue at Ontario’s racetracks threatens the provincial economy.

Confimed: Kawartha To Cease Racing In 2013 If No Supplemental Funding Plan In Place

It has been confirmed that live racing at Fraserville, Ont.'s Kawartha Downs, near Peterborough, will cease in 2013 if some sort of financial agreement is not reached.

McGuinty Liberals Abandon Equine Industry

In a strongly worded letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty, Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece is calling on the Liberal government to reconsider its surprise cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks pr...

Mississauga Mayor Scoffs At Casino Talk; OLG Eyeing Woodbine?

The Ontario Liberal Government's desires to plop a major casino down in the Greater Toronto Area are getting tougher and tougher as the days go by. Staunch Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is the lat...

Ontario Liberals Announce $50 Million Transitional Fund For Horse Racing; OHRIA Responds

A release from the Liberal government on Thursday officially announced the transitional fund established to "help the horse racing industry transition from the Slots at Racetracks program to a more su...

Liberals Grilled After Fort Erie To Close On Their Watch

The news of the announced closure of the 115-year-old Fort Erie Race Track was still reverberating Wednesday, June 6 in the Provincial Legislature when MPP Monte McNaughton took aim at the Ontario Lib...

Fort Erie To Close December 31

The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium voted on Tuesday, June 5 at its annual general meeting to close the 115-year-old Fort Erie Race Track for good on December 31, 2012.

"My Ontario Includes Horse Racing"

The Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) reiterated its support for the Ontario horse racing industry in a statement on Wednesday and has issued a call to action in an effort to motivate the equestrian...

Liberals Remain Vague; Transitional Funding "Coming Soon"

On Tuesday, June 5 in the Ontario Legislature, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Agricultural Minister Ted McMeekin were grilled over the lack of consultation with the provincial horse-racing industr...

Liberals Kibosh Ontario Place As Possible Casino Location

In a significant decision which could prove to be very favourable for the provincial horse-racing industry, the Ontario Liberal Government announced on Wednesday, June 6 that it has scrapped any plans...

Fort Erie To Prepare To Close

According to Jim Thibert, at the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium's annual general meeting, which is to take place Tuesday, June 12, the discussion will not be about how to keep the 115-year-old Fort ...

Lower Percentage Of Gaming Revenues For Province Of Ontario?

The Ontario Liberal Government has annually raked in a cool $1.1-billion in revenue via the soon-to-be-scrapped slots-at-racetracks program. Apparently, according to an Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp...