ORC Rules On Wilson Appeal June 06, 2013 On Thursday, June 6, the Ontario Racing Commission released its lengthy ruling into the appeal of owner/trainer Jamie Wilson.
No Additional June Leamington Dates June 06, 2013 Essex County Warden Tom Bain, who is also the Mayor of Lakeshore and a part of the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Group, has stated that additional June race dates for the Leamington Fairgrounds are not in t...
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...
EHV-1 Restrictions Lifted June 4 June 04, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced that there have been no reports of any further clinical cases in horses stabled in the Lower Barn of the Campbellville Training Centre.
Report: OLG Payments To Tracks June 03, 2013 A report by The Globe and Mail has stated some details regarding payments from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to Ontario racetracks.
McNaughton, Skelly Address Media At Flamboro May 31, 2013 Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton and PC candidate Donna Skelly addressed the media outside of Flamboro Downs on Friday (May 31). McNaughton, while speaking of the PC plan for horse racing...
Avoiding Inadvertent Positive Tests May 31, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is reminding licencees to be vigilant when medicating horses.
GCGC-OLG Extend Interim Arrangements May 30, 2013 On Wednesday, May 29, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced that its interim arrangements with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian...
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted In Ontario May 29, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced late Wednesday afternoon that the restrictions on horses under quarantine as a preventative measure for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) in Ontario have been...
Windsor-Essex Horseplayers Up In Arms May 27, 2013 It has been reported that horseplayers in Windsor-Essex are up in arms with Club Alouette, the only off-track wagering establishment in the area since Windsor Raceway shut its doors. Patrons are looki...
Could Windsor Race Again? May 25, 2013 Reports out of Windsor indicate that the owners of the now-shuttered Windsor Raceway are not necessarily counting out racing again at the Essex County five-eighths mile oval.
GCGC Has Transitional Funding Deals May 24, 2013 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Friday that it has signed definitive agreements with the Government of Ontario for horse racing transition funding.
