Kathleen Wynne

Handle Increase At Alliance Tracks

August 14, 2014

It’s been over four months since the launch of the Standardbred Alliance in Ontario on April 1 and wagering on Standardbred horse races at these tracks is already seeing a sharp increase compared to t...

Industry Info Meeting Follow-Up

August 13, 2014

On July 24, 2014 close to 120 industry stakeholders, including breeders, drivers, OLG representatives and racetrack officials, gathered at Country Heritage Park in Milton, ON to participate in an open...

Sudbury Discussed In Legislature

On Thursday, July 25, during the last sitting of the Ontario Legislature before its summer recess, Nickel Belt New Democratic Party MPP France Gelinas demanded that the provincial government include a...

Industry Info Session Coverage

On Thursday afternoon, Trot Insider provided live coverage from the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Information Meeting Session which took place at the Country Heritage Park outside Milton, Ont.

Industry Meeting Set For Thursday

On today's edition of Trot Radio we speak to John Snobelen for more information regarding next Thursday's Industry Information Session in Milton, Ont. and get an update on what's happening behind the ...

Sudbury Downs Cancels ORC licence

In accordance with Section 25 of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has conditionally cancelled Sudbury Downs’ ORC licence effective June 30, 2014 at ...

Update: Five-Year Deal For Leamington

Trot Insider has learned that a five-year deal for live harness racing at Leamington Raceway has been finalized.

Reports: Deals For Hiawatha, KD

Although there has yet to be official announcement from the Ontario Government, key players surrounding live Standardbred racing at Sarnia’s Hiawatha Horse Park and Kawartha Downs in the Peterborough ...

Leal Named Ag Minister

The Ontario Horse Racing Association has issued a release stating that it is pleased with the announcement that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has named Jeff Leal as Minister of Agriculture and Food, ...

OHRIA Congratulates Wynne

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has issued a congratulatory message to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose Ontario Liberal Party was voted to a majority government Thursday night in On...

Wynne, Liberals Win Majority

The results are now in, and as they say in horse racing, the results have been made official. The Ontario Liberal Party has won a majority government in Ontario's 2014 Provincial Election.

CTHS Ontario, ORC Reach Agreement

The Board of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society has announced that it has officially signed an agreement with the Ontario Racing Commission which calls for a five-year, $2...