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Huge Jackpot Payout Entering Final Week

January 30, 2016

The final week of the 'winter' meet at Hawthorne Race Course kicked off in a big way on Friday, Jan. 29 as one lucky fan nailed the $84,000-plus carryover and Friday’s additional pool monies taking ho...

Meadowlands Business Booming

January 28, 2016

The winter meet at the Meadowlands has always offered handicappers some of the most attractive wagering opportunities of the season. A look at the numbers so far in 2016 show that this year has provid...

Big M Live Handle Rises

January 21, 2016

As live racing enters its fourth weekend of the new year, the Meadowlands Racetrack has announced that it has experienced impressive gains in live handle over the comparable weekends in 2015.

Western Fair Posts Strong December

January 06, 2016

Officials with The Raceway at The Western Fair District have announced the track just missed setting a monthly betting record when over $5.81 million was wagered in December at the London, Ont. half-m...

Wagering Up In Canada, U.S.

January 06, 2016

Data from Standardbred Canada and the United States Trotting Association indicates that pari-mutuel wagering on harness racing posted an increase North America-wide in 2015.

Bushwacker Ships And Scores At Big M

January 03, 2016

Coming into the $25,000 Open Handicap Pace on Saturday night at The Meadowlands, Bushwacker’s Meadowlands resume was short and select.

Big M Handle Increases Continue

December 15, 2015

"It was certainly encouraging to see the increases from the first weekend carry over into this past weekend. We'll continue implementing our game plan which has produced these results. The entry box h...

Comment On Big M Handle Spike

December 08, 2015

On Tuesday, December 8, officials with the Meadowlands Racetrack issued a press release stating that they were pleased with the sizable spike in handle at the track this past weekend, and they also re...

Clockwise Races Coming To Woodbine?

November 27, 2015

It’s safe to say that fans of North American horse racing are pretty used to watching races contested in the counterclockwise direction. Now, if the most prominent Canadian track operator has his way,...

Leal Pleased With Kawartha’s Progress

November 04, 2015

Ontario’s Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal was instrumental in resurrecting harness racing at Kawartha Downs last season when it appeared to be finished. A five-year deal was brokered and Leal was on ha...

Crown Finals Produce Record Handle

October 27, 2015

Woodbine Racetrack hosted all 12 of the Breeders Crown Finals during its program of live racing this past Saturday night (October 24). Even though rain affected track conditions, the 13-race card stil...

Keys To Grand River's Growth

October 15, 2015

With Grand River Raceway's wagering numbers up dramatically from 2014, the track's Hall of Fame general manager gives his take on how handle jumped 36 percent from the prior year at the Elora half-mil...