Ontario Racing

Focus On Winter Care

February 06, 2018

Ben Hollingsworth has been around horses since he was 12. From the day he rode his bike to Truro Raceway in Nova Scotia, hopped off, walked into a barn and started sweeping, he was hooked.

Ontario Quarter Horse Program Approved

January 09, 2018

The 2018-19 Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program (QHRIDP) has been approved by the Ontario Racing Board of Directors. The 2018-19 QHRIDP was planned based on the recommendations of the in...

Ontario Stallion Deadline Nears

December 20, 2017

Stallion owners and lessees are reminded that Monday, January 15, 2018 is the deadline to register a stallion with the Standardbred Improvement Program (Ontario Sires Stakes Program) for the 2018 bree...

Ontario's 2018 Race Dates

December 20, 2017

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has issued the 2018 race-date schedule for the province.

Ontario Merger Makes Headlines

December 15, 2017

Thursday's merger that will combine Ontario Racing and the Ontario Standardbred Alliance into an independent, not-for-profit industry organization made headlines both in and outside horse racing circl...

Ontario Racing And Standardbred Alliance Vote To Merge

December 14, 2017

The Board of Ontario Racing and members of the Standardbred Alliance have voted to merge the two existing organizations.

Leal To Apologize To Legislature

October 29, 2017

Jeff Leal, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, was involved in a passionate exchange in the provincial legislature this past Thursday (October 26) in regard to the horse racing ...

OHHA Comments On Race Dates

October 27, 2017

On Friday (October 27) the Ontario Harness Horse Association issued a pair of letters pertaining to the proposed 2018 race date allocations and the denied application of Kawartha Downs.

Fireworks At Queen's Park

October 27, 2017

Ontario's horse racing industry was the root cause of a heated discussion at Queen's Park on Thursday (October 25) prompting the ejection of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Jeff Leal.

Toronto Star Profiles Racing

October 26, 2017

The Ontario racing industry has been working with the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to secure a long-term agreement for the provincial horse racing industry. The situati...

Horwath Seeks Fort Erie Support

October 20, 2017

During a media scrum this week at the Fort Erie Race Track, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said that a long-term solution for racing at the historic Fort Erie track and the entire provincial racing...

Brown: Court Documents "Explosive"

October 18, 2017

Ontario PC Party leader Patrick Brown has commented on the documents filed in the Standardbred breeders lawsuit against the province of Ontario and the OLG that planned for the "collapse" of the horse...