Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association

City Offers Update On 'Woodbine Live!'

The Woodbine Entertainment Group's planned expansion for Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Live!, has drawn the attention of multiple mainstream media publications after an update from a Toronto City Manag...

OLG Meets With Racing

The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), which represents the majority of Standardbred horsepeople in Ontario, met with Mr. Paul Godfrey, Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)...

Value Of Ontario Horse Racing

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry is part of a highly competitive global market. The industry contributes 60,000 jobs, $1.1 billion to the provincial government and $2 billion in recurring expenditure...

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Windsor To Cease All Operations August 31

On Friday, May 4, officials from Windsor Raceway announced via release that they are expecting for all operations at the track to cease August 31, 2012

T-Bred Concern Over Liberals' Decision

One of Woodbine's top thoroughbred trainers, Mark Casse, is down in Louisville keeping a watchful eye over his Kentucky Derby charge, Prospective, as the hours tick down to Saturday's 138th running of...

Premier McGuinty, Are You Listening?

Members of Ontario's horse racing industry ask Premier Dalton McGuinty what the future holds for their industry if the Slots at Racetrack partnership is ended

Fort Erie Officials Meet With OLG

Officials with the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium sat down with officials from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. on Tuesday, May 1, but it has been reported that no business plan was presented in...

OHRIA, WEG Meet With MPPs

The evening of Monday, April 30, OHRIA and Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) co-sponsored an Industry Information Reception at Queen's Park

Drummond, Duncan Disagree

As the state of Ontario's horse racing industry continues to receive mainstream media attention, the battle rages on in Queen's Park over the government's decision to end to the slots at racetracks pr...

FELRC To Operate Fort Erie Slots?

Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin has said that he and members of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium will sit down with Ontario Lottery and Gaming officials on Tuesday, May 1 to discuss a proposal which w...

OHRIA Supports Referendums On OLG Gaming Expansion

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association applauds MPP Monte McNaughton’s private members bill, introduced in the Legislature on Thursday April 26, 2012 that would require local referendums prior ...

Duncan To Meet With Racing?

Reports indicate that after months of downplaying the partnership, economic impact and employment numbers presented by Ontario's horse racing industry, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan may finally sit ...