Kawartha Qualifiers This Saturday May 17, 2016 Live harness racing will return to Kawartha Downs on Saturday, May 28. Qualifying races will be held this Saturday (May 21). The first of the qualifiers will head to post at 11 a.m. It is important th...
Casino Relocation Hits Queen's Park April 13, 2016 Today during Question Period, Ontario MPP Laurie Scott asked the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Jeff Leal why, in her opinion, the Liberal government "is no longer committed to the s...
Slots Leaving Kawartha Downs? April 13, 2016 A release issued on Tuesday indicates that Ontario Gaming East Limited Partnership (OGELP) is moving forward with proposed plans to develop and operate a new, multi-faceted entertainment property in t...
Kawartha’s 2016 Meet Details March 23, 2016 Officials with Kawartha Downs have released some details in regard to the track’s upcoming season of live harness racing.
Ont. East Gaming Bundle Deal Official January 12, 2016 On Tuesday, January 12 it was announced by the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. that the ‘Ontario Gaming East Limited Partnership’ has completed its previously anno...
Kawartha Downs' Year In Review January 01, 2016 At the end of 2015, Kawartha Downs took the time to reflect on the year's racing season and all of the wonderful moments captured on Saturday nights throughout the summer.
Correction To 2016 Ont. Race Dates December 08, 2015 On Thursday morning, the Ontario Racing Commission released corrections to the 2016 race date schedule for the province's thoroughbred, quarter horse and harness racing tracks.
Kawartha Rebranding Announced December 07, 2015 On Monday, December 7, the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced on behalf of the Ontario Gaming East Limited Partnership that new branding ‘Shorelines Casinos’ will be used for the gaming prope...
Leal Pleased With Kawartha’s Progress November 04, 2015 Ontario’s Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal was instrumental in resurrecting harness racing at Kawartha Downs last season when it appeared to be finished. A five-year deal was brokered and Leal was on ha...
Walling Discusses Kawartha’s Future October 26, 2015 Greg Walling, one of the three Board members that oversees operations at Kawartha Downs, has offered his comments on the Fraserville, Ont. track’s 2015 season of live racing, which concluded this past...
Kerwood Is King Of Kawartha October 25, 2015 Tony Kerwood was the star of Kawartha Downs’ final 2015 race card as he captured the Drivers’ Challenge, which featured the top eight drivers at the Fraserville, Ontario track over the course of the s...
Kawartha Drivers’ Challenge Saturday October 22, 2015 It’s going to be the veterans versus the young guns when Kawartha Downs hosts its 2015 Drivers’ Challenge this Saturday night (October 24), which is also Kawartha’s final card of live racing for the y...