Panel: OSS Purses Maintained November 06, 2012 The three member OMAFRA panel, charged with the transition of horse racing in Ontario, issued a statement on Nov. 6 revealing their expectations regarding the purse structure of the Ontario Sires Stak...
ORC Appoints New Vice Chair November 06, 2012 On Tuesday, November 6, Rod Seiling, the Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission, announced that Anthony Williams, of Caledon, Ont. has been appointed by the Government of Ontario as a member of the OR...
OHRIA Seeks Feedback November 06, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is asking everyone who is employed by or is impacted by the horse racing industry in Ontario to provide their feedback on the OMAFRA panel report ...
Is McMeekin "Saving The Industry"? November 06, 2012 In an article published by CBC on Monday discussing the OMAFRA Panel Report on transitioning racing from the slots-at-racetracks program, Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin noted, “Often at races, y...
ORC Releases Rulings November 06, 2012 On Monday, the Ontario Racing Commission released a number of rulings regarding standardbred racing. Please use the links below to access the ORC’s release of the following Rulings:
Rally Planned For The Royal November 04, 2012 Ontario’s equine industry, current casino employees, and members of agricultural and Aboriginal communities affected by the Ontario Liberal government’s decision to end the Slots-At-Racetracks program...
John Snobelen On OMAFRA Report November 03, 2012 "We think the basis of it, which is tying the amount of purses and therefore the available number of race days to the amount of handle available - to actually the participation of the horseplayers and...
Perkins Calls For Racing Czar November 02, 2012 In his most recent column, which calls for a Racing Czar and a single unified voice for Ontario horse-racing, nationally-respected sports journalist Dave Perkins has again called out the Ontario Liber...
COSA On OMAFRA Report November 02, 2012 On Friday, November 2, the Central Ontario Standardbred Association issued a release in regard to the OMAFRA Panel' report on the provincial horse-racing industry's transitioning from the slots-at-rac...
Leslie: OMAFRA Report "Isn't An OHRIA Model" November 02, 2012 In light of waves and waves of concerned feedback regarding the OMAFRA Panel's report on how to transition the Ontario horse-racing industry from the slots-at-racetracks program into the future, OHRIA...
Jamieson, A-Mac On OMAFRA Report November 01, 2012 Stating that it would be "foolhardy and misguided" to believe Ontario's standardbred industry would exist after three years of "right-sizing" proposed by the OMAFRA Panel Report, drivers Anthony MacDo...
MPP Asks Opposition To Save Fort Erie November 01, 2012 The recently-released OMAFRA report’s recommendations have caught many people off guard, and on the list of people left scratching their heads is Niagara Falls Liberal MPP, Kim Craitor.