June 25, 2020:

"With the return of live horse racing throughout Ontario, it is a time to embrace this opportunity to showcase our great industry and the many people who contribute to its success."...read on

June 24, 2020:

Ontario Racing (OR) has announced that it has updated its COVID-19 Racetrack Protocol Minimum Standards document....read on

June 4, 2020:

On Thursday, June 4, Ontario Racing (OR) provided an update in regard to the Purse Re-allocation Program....read on

May 27, 2020:

On Wednesday, May 27, Ontario Racing (OR) issued a purse funding re-allocation update to the provincial horse racing industry....read on

May 26, 2020:

John Hayes, Ontario Racing's independent chair, points to a united effort between the industry association, the Ontario government, member racetracks, industry stakeholders, racing regulators, and horsepeople, as a driving force behind the resumption of live racing in the province....read on

May 25, 2020:

On Monday, May 25, Ontario Racing announced the revised schedules for both the 2020 Ontario Sires Stakes season and the 2020 Prospect Series....read on

May 20, 2020:

On Wednesday, May 20, Ontario Racing (OR) issued a notice to all owners of 2018 Canadian-bred Thoroughbreds....read on

May 20, 2020:

On Wednesday, May 20, Ontario Racing (OR) announced a list of minimum standards that will apply to all individuals that require access to the backstretch and/or paddock of any Ontario racetrack in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

May 5, 2020:

It was announced on Tuesday, May 5 that Woodbine Entertainment, Ontario Racing and Racetracks of Canada have approached the Federal Government and have requested that Historical Horse Racing be legalized....read on

April 29, 2020:

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Ontario Racing (OR) issued an update in regard to the Re-Allocation of Purse Funds Program....read on

April 24, 2020:

Horsepeople in Ontario are reminded that applications for access certain purse funds that remain available under the Funding Agreement with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) are due on Monday, April 27....read on

April 20, 2020:

On Monday, April 20, Ontario Racing (OR) communicated a few helpful updates to horsepeople in the provincial industry, given that the purse funds re-allocation program has been announced and that applications have begun to be received by OR....read on

April 9, 2020:

Ontario Racing is pleased to notify industry participants that -- by application -- horsepeople will have the opportunity to access certain purse funds that remain available under the Funding Agreement with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)....read on

March 27, 2020:

On March 27, 2020, Ontario Racing announced financial support in line with existing race cancellation practices aimed at the province’s Standardbred horsepeople in light of the COVID-19 virus pandemic which has resulted in the cancellation of live Standardbred horse racing in Ontario....read on

March 25, 2020:

Ontario Racing’s newly formed task force, created in response to the many challenges horse racing and its horsepeople are currently facing, is requesting information to help assist in its decision-making process for Standardbred industry relief....read on