Ontario Racing Commission

Pro-Racino Motion Coming In Sudbury

It is expected that at council meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Sudbury Councillor Claude Berthiaume will introduce a Notice of Motion, which calls for local casino gaming to only be conducted at Sudbury D...

Noble On Sudbury Negotiations

Standardbred racing participants in the Sudbury area are growing more impatient with the uncertainty of the 2014 season of live racing at Sudbury Downs. Track officials applied for a May 24 start date...

Judges Discuss WFD Ruling

The Ontario Racing Commission judges have issued a statement regarding a close call in a race from The Raceway at Western Fair District on Monday, May 5.

ORC Approves New Rules

At a meeting of the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission on April 25, a number of changes to the Rules of Racing were approved, impacting Standardbred, Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing.

Leamington Fair Race Date For LDAS

Leamington District Agricultural Society President Tammy Wiper has informed Trot Insider that the Ontario Racing Commission has granted the society a fair race date for the Leamington Fair.

Hudak Fields Questions On Racing

In March, PC Leader Tim Hudak was a featured speaker at a Q&A session with Jeff Gural at Granite Ridge Golf Course in Milton, Ont.

Profile On Whelan, SARP Cancellation

Horseman and training centre operator Jim Whelan has been profiled in an article that examines just some of the fallout from the cancellation of the Slots-at-Racetracks program.

Snobelen Responds To Pettapiece

Ontario Horse Racing's John Snobelen has issued a statement in response to MPP Randy Pettapiece's request for clarification on breeder support from Premier Kathleen Wynne.

Sudbury Still In Limbo

Officials from Sudbury Downs, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Northern Horsemen’s Association have provided comments regarding live racing at Sudbury Downs and possible revenue streams fo...

Pettapiece: Breeders Want Answers

In an open letter issued Tuesday to Premier Kathleen Wynne, MPP Randy Pettapiece urged the province's Premier to explain why it appears that Standardbred breeders are the only group excluded by the an...

ORC Rules On Sheppard Appeal

On Tuesday, April 29, the Ontario Racing Commission released its ruling in regard to the appeals from horseman Kelly Sheppard.

EHV-1 At Assiniboia Downs

The Ontario Racing Commission has announced that the Manitoba Horse Racing Commission has issued a release confirming a case of neurological Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) at Assiniboia Downs, a racetr...