OSS Sustaining Payments Due March 15 February 11, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission announced today that the three-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) sustaining payment of $700 will be due on March 15, 2013.
ORC: $30 Million For Ontario's Horse Improvement Program February 08, 2013 Rod Seiling, Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced today that planning and implementation of the 2013 Horse Improvement Program (HIP) is moving forward.
Natyshak: NDP Will Invest In Racing February 07, 2013 "We believe as a party that the expansion of gaming in the province is not a way to balance the books. We have a government that has absolutely failed in terms of economic stability -- they've wasted ...
Ontario Breeders Concerned February 07, 2013 The Woodbine Entertainment Group received some good news when it reached its tentative agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Although that deal helps a couple of ...
Cordish, WEG Officially Part Ways February 06, 2013 During the evening hours of Tuesday, February 5, numerous mainstream Toronto media outlets broke the news that the proposed and long-delayed Woodbine Live! expansion planned for Woodbine Racetrack is ...
OLG/GRR Tentative Lease Agreement February 05, 2013 On Tuesday, February 5, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a news release stating that it has reached a lease agreement, in principal, with the Grand River Agricultural Society regarding the ...
MPP: 'It’s Up To Wynne To Save Racing' January 29, 2013 On Monday, January 29, Donna Skelly, PC candidate for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, hosted a town-hall meeting at the Dutch Mill Restaurant to discuss important, current agricultural issues fa...
Liberals Admit Mistake On Horse Racing January 29, 2013 The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ted McMeekin, has finally come clean to the horse racing industry that the Liberals made a mistake by rushing the decision to end the Slots-at-Race...
The Weekend's Ontario Gaming News January 28, 2013 With the O'Brien Awards, horse-racing's presence at the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention and Kathleen Wynne becoming the province's next Premier, there were clearly a lot of Ontario racing-relate...
NHA On OMAFRA-WEG Deal January 27, 2013 The Northern Horsemen’s Association (NHA) has issued an official comment on the deal that was reached between the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and R...
Wynne Is Ontario's New Premier January 27, 2013 On Saturday, Kathleen Wynne was elected to lead the Ontario Liberal party and on Sunday as the Premier of Ontario she promised to transform the party and build a better province.
Perkins: Liberal "Band-Aid Is No Cure For Horse Racing" January 26, 2013 "Remember this number: 20 per cent of a successful relationship is too much for horse types, but 47 per cent for bingo owners is just right. Smart kids will be asking for bingo licences for Christmas....
