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Ontario Passes Bill 144

December 10, 2015

On Thursday, December 10, the Ontario Government passed Bill 144 (the Budget Measures Act, 2015), an omnibus bill that contains two particular pieces of legislation that directly affect the province’s...

Liberals Vote Down Racing Amendments

December 07, 2015

Today Bill 144, Budget Measures Act, 2015 was considered in detail by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Bill 144 establishes a new Act, the Horse Racing Industry Act, 2015, which...

Scholarship Winners Announced

December 07, 2015

The Ontario Harness Horse Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 OHHA scholarships.

Tropea On Amendments To Acts

December 04, 2015

Trot Insider has learned that on Wednesday, December 2, Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea made a presentation to Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affai...

RRSPs Due Today

December 01, 2015

Standardbred industry participants wishing to contribute to their group RRSP must do so today. Contributions must be received in the Ontario Harness Horse Association office today (December 1). Postm...

RRSP Deadline On Tuesday

November 24, 2015

Horsepeople are reminded that the deadline for contributing to the Ontario Standardbred Horsepeople’s Group RRSP is December 1.

Scholarship Deadline Upcoming

November 05, 2015

For the tenth year in a row, the Ontario Harness Horse Association will offer college/university entrance scholarships to children of active OHHA members.

RRSP Contribution Increased For 2015

October 28, 2015

The Ontario Harness Horse Association RRSP Committee is pleased to announce that the industry funded match-up for qualified RRSP members has been increased to $1,200 for 2015.

Retired Horses Visit First Nations School

September 20, 2015

This past Saturday, the Hands On Horse Program, an initiative of the Ontario Harness Horse Association, visited the residents of the Neyaashiinigmiing Reserve near Wiarton, Ontario. The Chippewas of N...

Best In Show Competition Gets Boost

Since its inception in 1990, the Industry Day celebration at Grand River Raceway has been enthusiastically supported by the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA).

Windsor Grandstand Demo Underway

Monday, June 1 marked a sad day for harness racing fans in the Windsor, Ont. area, as demolition of Windsor Raceway’s grandstand got underway.

Still No Decision On Dresden

The Ontario Racing Commission’s manager of communications, Ray Kahnert, has provided a bit of an update regarding whether there will be live harness racing at Dresden Raceway this year or not.