Ontario Racing Commission

ORC To Hold Sudbury Purse Monies

On Thursday, July 3, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that, as one of the conditions set by the ORC director regarding the cancellation of Sudbury Downs’ ORC licence, the director has ordered t...

Global Effort To Protect Integrity

On Monday, the Ontario Racing Commission announced the formation of a new international effort to share intelligence information across borders to protect the integrity of horse racing.

Update: Five-Year Deal For Leamington

Trot Insider has learned that a five-year deal for live harness racing at Leamington Raceway has been finalized.

More Decisions On Sasso/Adams Appeal

The Ontario Racing Commission has released its Notice of Decision – a further Interim Decision – which addresses the still outstanding issue of redactions in the ‘new’ disclosure materials in relation...

Reports: Deals For Hiawatha, KD

Although there has yet to be official announcement from the Ontario Government, key players surrounding live Standardbred racing at Sarnia’s Hiawatha Horse Park and Kawartha Downs in the Peterborough ...

Leal Named Ag Minister

The Ontario Horse Racing Association has issued a release stating that it is pleased with the announcement that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has named Jeff Leal as Minister of Agriculture and Food, ...

Notice Of Decision: Sasso/Adams Appeal

On Tuesday, June 24, the Ontario Racing Commission issued a Notice of Decision in relation to appeals by Gabriella Sasso and Ronald Adams.

ORC Tweaks 2014 Race Dates

The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced the decision to approve changes to the Dresden Raceway (Dresden) and Rideau Carleton Raceway (Rideau) 2014 approved Race Date Schedules.

OHRIA Congratulates Wynne

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has issued a congratulatory message to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose Ontario Liberal Party was voted to a majority government Thursday night in On...

Wynne, Liberals Win Majority

The results are now in, and as they say in horse racing, the results have been made official. The Ontario Liberal Party has won a majority government in Ontario's 2014 Provincial Election.

CTHS Ontario, ORC Reach Agreement

The Board of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society has announced that it has officially signed an agreement with the Ontario Racing Commission which calls for a five-year, $2...

Ontario Votes 2014

Thursday, June 12, 2014 marks the date of Ontario's General Election, with the province's horse racing industry classified by mainstream media as a campaign issue.