Wynne Sends Letter To Panel September 11, 2013 On September 10, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food -- as well as the province's Premier -- Kathleen Wynne issued a letter to the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel asking for a five-year-...
OHRIA Response To Ontario Horse Racing Transitional Panel August 16, 2013 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has responded to the proposals put forward by the Transition Panel’s Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario with what they consider "a more workable app...
Leslie On Draft Plan Consultations July 20, 2013 OHRIA's Sue Leslie recently conducted an interview providing the horse racing industry with an update on OHRIA's response to the Transition Panel's draft plan.
OHRIA Developing Response To Proposal July 16, 2013 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has announced that it is currently developing an industry response to the Province's Horse Racing Transition Panel's draft proposal, with specific focus o...
OHRIA Encourages Draft Feedback June 28, 2013 Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association President Sue Leslie has issued a letter to the industry, encouraging feedback on the Horse Racing Industry Panel's plan for horse racing in Ontario.
Horsemen React To Ottawa Casino June 05, 2013 "You talk about the fights that [Mayor Jim] Watson and I had personally in the media, a number of people questioned that relationship today in speaking to the media this morning. I said it's just like...
OLG Responds To OHRIA June 03, 2013 On Monday afternoon, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. President & CEO Rod Phillips issued a letter to the horse racing industry addressing the concerns presented by the Ontario Horse Racing Indu...
OHRIA Sounds Alarm Over RFPQ, Sole Bundle Operators May 30, 2013 OHRIA has voiced its concern with the OLG's recent RFPQ announcement. OHRIA stated that "integrating the [horse-racing industry into OLG modernization] will be meaningless if racetracks in Northern, E...
Councillors Want To Vote On Woodbine Again May 30, 2013 Toronto Councillor Doug Ford has been cited as saying that he would like City Council to revisit its decision to not allow gaming expansion at Woodbine Racetrack. "I’d re-open (the vote) as many times...
OHRIA Responds To OLG Changes May 17, 2013 Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), issued the following statement regarding the departure of Paul Godfrey and the OLG Board of Directors.
New Hope For Hiawatha? April 20, 2013 After stating that his track was left out of the discussion for Ontario's harness racing industry, Hiawatha Horse Park owner Jim Henderson has some renewed optimism.
Leslie On Auditor General Review April 18, 2013 "It's going to be very difficult from all the facts I have for the Auditor General to be able to support the decision of the McGuinty government."