Jim Lawson

New Ontario Racing Board

October 07, 2016

On Friday, October 7, ‘Ontario Racing’ announced its new Board of Directors, and also announced that John Snobelen and Michael Keegan have resigned their positions with the organization.

Long-Term Lease For OLG, Mohawk

September 23, 2016

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced it has reached a long-term lease agreement with the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLG) for gaming operations at Mohawk Racetrack in Milto...

Woodbine Announces ‘Horse Racing 3.0’

August 16, 2016

On Tuesday, August 16, Woodbine Entertainment Group, iBoost and Ryerson University’s Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation announced that they are partnering to launch a new initiative...

Multiple Records On 2016 NA Cup Night

“It was a truly special, record shattering night for the Pepsi North America Cup Saturday evening at Mohawk. The atmosphere was electric with fans young and young at heart, core and new customers, enj...

Woodbine Selects Master Planner

The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced that it has selected SWA Group, a leading landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, to create the master plan to guide the long-term vision...

Woodbine, T-Bred Horsepeople Ink Deal

The Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario recently announced the signing of a contract that guarantees 133 dates of Thoroughbred racing at Wo...

Queen’s Plate Concert Announced

This week the Woodbine Entertainment Group unveiled its plans for the live concert that it has planned for Queen’s Plate Day, Sunday, July 3 at Woodbine Racetrack. In addition to being a great show in...

Lawson On Year-Round Mohawk Racing

Woodbine Entertainment Group officials let it be known last fall that the organization was considering the idea of conducting live Standardbred racing at Mohawk Racetrack year-round. The organization’...

Clockwise T-Bred Races At Woodbine

Jockeys at Woodbine Racetrack have recently worked Thoroughbreds for clockwise turf racing at the suburban Toronto raceway, and Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson has confirmed that some pari...

Woodbine Unveils Expansion Plans

February 16, 2016

On Tuesday, February 16, the Woodbine Entertainment Group and Trinity Development Group Inc. announced that the companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of developing an int...

Woodbine To Honour Fallen Horses

January 06, 2016

The fire at Classy Lane Stables, which took the lives of 43 horses, has had a deep and dramatic impact on Ontario’s horse racing community. The Thursday, January 7 card of Standardbred racing at Woodb...

More On Mohawk Expansion, Racing

December 11, 2015

It was less than two weeks ago when Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson made statements in the media regarding the idea of expansion at Mohawk Racetrack. Lawson has now gone into more detail o...