Ontario Horse Racing Partnership Plan

Standardbred Improvement Program Approved

January 14, 2015

Ontario’s Standardbred Improvement Program is confirmed for 2015, following the Ontario Racing Commission’s Board of Directors approval of both the 2015 budget and Program elements as developed by the...

Lakeshore Officials To Offer Guidance

January 12, 2015

It has been reported that officials with the Ontario Harness Horse Association have put the Dresden Agricultural Society in touch with the Lakeshore Horse Racing Association in an attempt to offer som...

$12 Million More For Breeders

January 12, 2015

The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) is pleased to announce that it has officially signed an agreement with the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for a $12 million enhancement of the ...

Leslie Calls For Patience

December 19, 2014

Sue Leslie said this week that she is encouraged by discussions conducted between an Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association subcommittee and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. regarding the estab...

ORC Update On Standardbred HIP

November 21, 2014

On Friday (November 21), Ontario Racing Commission Executive Director Steven Lehman offered Trot Insider an update on the previously-announced five-year enhanced Horse Improvement Program (HIP) for On...

Soft Launch Coming For PlayOLG.ca

November 04, 2014

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has announced that eligible members of OLG’s Winner’s Circle Rewards program will be invited to participate in a short-term, soft launch of the OLG’s new int...

Delay To Help Integrate Racing

October 31, 2014

The OLG has announced via release that the previous deadline for the RFPQ was November 6, 2014, but that applicants now have until April 30, 2015 to provide the provincial lottery corporation with RFP...

Ontario Getting $12 Million Bonus?

October 28, 2014

A letter issued by the Ontario Racing Commission on Tuesday states that the province's Standardbred racing industry is about to get a substantial infusion to its program.

Racing-Gaming Integration Update

September 26, 2014

"I look forward to the future. I think the right people are sitting at the table to move this forward now, and the cooperation is there."

Province Commits To Fort Erie

September 25, 2014

During a press event on Wednesday, September 24 at the Fort Erie Race Track, Jeff Leal, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated that the Ontario Government will commit to at least ...

Horsemen Applaud Purse Bonuses

September 13, 2014

Some of Ontario's top horsemen have offered comment on Friday's announcement regarding the projected $700,000 in purse bonuses set to be added for next year's two-year-olds.

Boost For Ontario's Standardbreds

September 12, 2014

Today, in advance of the Fall Standardbred sales, the Ontario Racing Commission is pleased to announce revisions to the 2015 Standardbred Improvement Program.