MacKenzie On The Mend December 19, 2013 Following a visit to his doctor and the announcement of this year’s O’Brien Award nominees on Wednesday, injured harness driver Paul MacKenzie is beginning to feel much better.
OLG Releases Remaining Gaming RFPQs December 12, 2013 On Thursday, December 12, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation launched the remaining Requests for Pre-Qualification (RFPQs) for gaming.
GRR Handle Up 11.5 Per Cent October 31, 2013 Grand River Raceway General Manager Dr. Ted Clarke has been quoted as saying that he is happy that the Elora, Ont. track saw its handle rise 11.5 per cent in 2013. Although, he cautioned that the trac...
Update On MacKenzie Injury October 27, 2013 Driver Paul MacKenzie was sent to local hospital after being unseated during an incident prior to the fifth race on Sunday night at Grand River Raceway.
ORC Orders Purse Redirection October 26, 2013 On October 25, 2013 the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) issued a Notice of Order to Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) to redirect a total of $566,400 in purse monies from Georgian Downs Ltd. (G...
Tornado Tim Prevails In Preferred October 23, 2013 After making breaks in his previous starts at Grand River Raceway, Tornado Tim was on his best behaviour in Wednesday evening's $7,000 Preferred 3 Trot and made it to the Elora, Ont. winner's circle.
UPDATED: Steward Injured In Accident October 23, 2013 Grand River Raceway's second race on Wednesday night was marred by an accident involving multiple horses and sending one driver to hospital.
Grand River Raceway Hosts Open House October 20, 2013 Grand River Raceway hosted its fifth annual backstretch Open House on Saturday, October 19.
Henry Caps Five-Bagger With Preferred Win October 16, 2013 Grand River Raceway's leading driver Trevor Henry worked out a perfect pocket trip aboard 12-1 longshot Lexus Helios in the featured $7,000 Preferred 3 Trot to score his fifth win on the Wednesday nig...
More Reaction To Ontario Racing's Five-Year Plan October 15, 2013 Mainstream media outlets have given last week’s Ontario horse racing announcement plenty of ink, and transition panel member John Snobelen has also penned a column on the announcement over the course ...
McNairs Double Up In Gold Consolations October 14, 2013 As has become their custom, local horsemen Gregg and Doug McNair had a stellar evening in Ontario Sires Stakes action at Grand River Raceway on Sunday.
Premier Wynne Takes A Ride With OSAS October 11, 2013 The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS) assisted with Friday's news conference at Grand River Raceway where the Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, outlined the new five-year plan for horse raci...