September 23, 2013:

On Monday, September 23 in the Ontario Legislature, Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MPP Percy Hatfield asked Premier Kathleen Wynne to release the revenue numbers for Caesars Windsor and to bring slot-machine gaming back to the now-defunct Windsor Raceway....read on

September 16, 2013:

On Monday, September 16 during Question Period in the Ontario Legislature, Premier Kathleen Wynne defended the Ontario Liberals’ course of action in regard to the future of the provincial horse-racing industry....read on

September 13, 2013:

The three members of Ontario's Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel -- Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen and John Wilkinson -- have commented on a report from MPP Randy Pettapiece that detailed the wages and expenses allotted to the three government-appointed consultants....read on

September 11, 2013:

On September 10, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food -- as well as the province's Premier -- Kathleen Wynne issued a letter to the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel asking for a five-year-plan for Ontario's horse racing industry....read on

September 5, 2013:

"Everyday we hesitate is another day someone can't afford their mortgage, or car payment or decides to get out of this industry."...read on

August 26, 2013:

Ontario Minister of Rural Affairs Jeff Leal has gone on the record as saying that he is confident there will be racing at Kawartha Downs in 2014....read on

August 20, 2013:

It has been reported that all of the 130 employees of the Fort Erie Race Track have been handed termination notices, even though the historic thoroughbred raceway still has multiple race dates left on its current meet....read on

August 20, 2013:

It has been reported that members of the Ontario Auditor General's office are in Sarnia today as part of the probe into the provincial government's decision to remove slot machines from various raceways and the ultimate termination of the Slots at Racetracks program....read on

August 16, 2013:

According to a report out of southwestern Ontario, at least some horsepeople currently stabled at Dresden Raceway have stated that they are not going to relocate their stock from stalls at the track in September even though they have already been given an eviction notice by Winrac Development, Inc....read on

August 16, 2013:

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has responded to the proposals put forward by the Transition Panel’s Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario with what they consider "a more workable approach to moving the Industry forward."...read on

August 15, 2013:

On Thursday, August 15, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex PC MPP Monte McNaughton issued a media statement regarding the ongoing situation in the Ontario horse-racing industry....read on

August 14, 2013:

Pat Soulliere, president of Winrac Development Inc., has gone on the record in regard to stabling at Dresden Raceway and whether or not there will be live harness racing at the half-mile oval in 2014....read on

August 13, 2013:

After meeting with the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, Hall Of Famer and breeder-owner Robert Burgess has issued the following letter to the industry as a follow-up to his report in July....read on

July 31, 2013:

On Wednesday, July 31, the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced that its interim arrangements with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs have been extended to August 30, 2013....read on

July 22, 2013:

"We are being forced to go through a monumental change. We are being forced to look at the information as presented and work with our "new" partners. These are the same partners who left us for dead a year ago. Joining up for another go-around is a tough sell, but quite frankly the alternatives are few and far between."...read on