Snobelen On Sudbury Impasse May 23, 2014 John Snobelen of Ontario Horse Racing has provided a brief comment regarding the status of negotiations between the province and the operators of Sudbury Downs.
Kawartha Downs To Race In 2014 May 22, 2014 After months of uncertainty regarding the future of horse racing at Kawartha Downs, owner Skip Ambrose has announced that live harness racing will take place at the Fraserville five-eighths mile track...
Jamieson Talks Ont. Racing, Politics May 22, 2014 The Toronto Sun has published a feature story on three-time O’Brien Award winning driver Jody Jamieson. In the piece, the resident of Moffat, Ont. discusses everything from the negative effects of the...
Still No Deal In Sudbury May 21, 2014 Earlier this year, officials with Sudbury Downs applied for 32 dates of live racing in 2014. The first of the applied-for dates was to take place this coming Saturday (May 24). With no deal in place, ...
ORC Grants Ajax Downs 27 Race Dates May 16, 2014 On Friday, May 16, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it has granted the operators of Ajax Downs race dates in order for the track to be able to host cards of live Quarter Horse racing in 20...
Sudbury Council Wants More Info May 14, 2014 Sudbury City Council will not decide whether a gaming expansion should be located at Sudbury Downs exclusively until council gets more information from the OLG, ORC and the track itself.
Pro-Racino Motion Coming In Sudbury May 12, 2014 It is expected that at council meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Sudbury Councillor Claude Berthiaume will introduce a Notice of Motion, which calls for local casino gaming to only be conducted at Sudbury D...
Noble On Sudbury Negotiations May 08, 2014 Standardbred racing participants in the Sudbury area are growing more impatient with the uncertainty of the 2014 season of live racing at Sudbury Downs. Track officials applied for a May 24 start date...
Ontario Headed To An Election May 02, 2014 Both the Ontario NDP and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party have said that they will be rejecting the minority Ontario Liberal Party’s 2014 provincial budget, thus Ontarians will be heading to...
Profile On Whelan, SARP Cancellation May 01, 2014 Horseman and training centre operator Jim Whelan has been profiled in an article that examines just some of the fallout from the cancellation of the Slots-at-Racetracks program.
Snobelen Responds To Pettapiece April 30, 2014 Ontario Horse Racing's John Snobelen has issued a statement in response to MPP Randy Pettapiece's request for clarification on breeder support from Premier Kathleen Wynne.
Sudbury Still In Limbo April 30, 2014 Officials from Sudbury Downs, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Northern Horsemen’s Association have provided comments regarding live racing at Sudbury Downs and possible revenue streams fo...
