Jim Wilson

Road Runner Colony with Alan and Jim Wilson

Turning Tragedy Into Hope

December 19, 2024

The value of a horse cannot be measured in starts or stats, in purses or wins, but in the impact they have on a person. For Jim Wilson and his son, Alan, their stable of horses meant the world to them...

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Ontario Barn Fire Claims 10 Standardbreds

December 18, 2024

In the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2024 a fire destroyed a barn owned by Jim Wilson of Melancthon, Ont. resulting in a total loss of livestock.

Mine That Bird Film Announced

November 26, 2013

Mine That Bird, the underdog thoroughbred that won the 2009 Kentucky Derby, is the focus of a new Hollywood film, ‘50 to 1,’ that will open in theaters on March 21, 2014.

MPP Gives Liberals A History Lesson

August 24, 2012

"The program was created back during my time as a cabinet minister. It started because we needed venues to host the government's slot machines, and since racetracks already had gaming at their facilit...

Wilson To McGuinty: Back Off

February 17, 2012

Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson is demanding that Premier Dalton McGuinty back off any plans he has to end the Slots at Racetracks Program, an initiative that bolstered Ontario's horse racing industry and ...