John Wilkinson

OHRIA Seeks Feedback

November 06, 2012

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is asking everyone who is employed by or is impacted by the horse racing industry in Ontario to provide their feedback on the OMAFRA panel report ...

Is McMeekin "Saving The Industry"?

November 06, 2012

In an article published by CBC on Monday discussing the OMAFRA Panel Report on transitioning racing from the slots-at-racetracks program, Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin noted, “Often at races, y...

Rally Planned For The Royal

November 04, 2012

Ontario’s equine industry, current casino employees, and members of agricultural and Aboriginal communities affected by the Ontario Liberal government’s decision to end the Slots-At-Racetracks program...

John Snobelen On OMAFRA Report

November 03, 2012

"We think the basis of it, which is tying the amount of purses and therefore the available number of race days to the amount of handle available - to actually the participation of the horseplayers and...

Perkins Calls For Racing Czar

November 02, 2012

In his most recent column, which calls for a Racing Czar and a single unified voice for Ontario horse-racing, nationally-respected sports journalist Dave Perkins has again called out the Ontario Liber...

COSA On OMAFRA Report

November 02, 2012

On Friday, November 2, the Central Ontario Standardbred Association issued a release in regard to the OMAFRA Panel' report on the provincial horse-racing industry's transitioning from the slots-at-rac...

Leslie: OMAFRA Report "Isn't An OHRIA Model"

November 02, 2012

In light of waves and waves of concerned feedback regarding the OMAFRA Panel's report on how to transition the Ontario horse-racing industry from the slots-at-racetracks program into the future, OHRIA...

Jamieson, A-Mac On OMAFRA Report

November 01, 2012

Stating that it would be "foolhardy and misguided" to believe Ontario's standardbred industry would exist after three years of "right-sizing" proposed by the OMAFRA Panel Report, drivers Anthony MacDo...

MPP Asks Opposition To Save Fort Erie

November 01, 2012

The recently-released OMAFRA report’s recommendations have caught many people off guard, and on the list of people left scratching their heads is Niagara Falls Liberal MPP, Kim Craitor.

OHHA Responds To OMAFRA Report

November 01, 2012

On Thursday, November 1, the Ontario Harness Horse Association, the horsemen's association which represents the majority of the province's standardbred horsepeople, issued a release in response to the...

OAAS Reacts To OMAFRA Report

November 01, 2012

The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies is the latest entity to let its views be known regarding the OMAFRA Panel’s report on the Ontario horse-racing industry's transitioning from the slots...

"Time To Take The Gloves Off"

October 31, 2012

"I didn't like the tone of this report. Instead of an independent, open minded panel working with our industry to develop ways to save and even improve the horse racing business, they sounded like unf...