ORC Update On Standardbred HIP November 21, 2014 On Friday (November 21), Ontario Racing Commission Executive Director Steven Lehman offered Trot Insider an update on the previously-announced five-year enhanced Horse Improvement Program (HIP) for On...
New Mayor Wants Slots Returned November 10, 2014 Incoming Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop has let it be known that he thinks the Province of Ontario should be doing more to keep the Fort Erie Race Track viable and that slot-machine gaming should be re...
Soft Launch Coming For PlayOLG.ca November 04, 2014 The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has announced that eligible members of OLG’s Winner’s Circle Rewards program will be invited to participate in a short-term, soft launch of the OLG’s new int...
Delay To Help Integrate Racing October 31, 2014 The OLG has announced via release that the previous deadline for the RFPQ was November 6, 2014, but that applicants now have until April 30, 2015 to provide the provincial lottery corporation with RFP...
Ontario Getting $12 Million Bonus? October 28, 2014 A letter issued by the Ontario Racing Commission on Tuesday states that the province's Standardbred racing industry is about to get a substantial infusion to its program.
Working Group Members Sought October 24, 2014 Ontario Horse Racing, which is the Program Administrator of the Horse Improvement Program, has announced that it is seeking volunteers to participate in a Working Group.
Rideau Race Date Amendments October 22, 2014 The Ontario Racing Commission has announced that its director has approved Rideau Carleton Raceway Holdings Ltd.’s application for 2014/2015 race date amendments for Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Report On Sudbury Due In December October 14, 2014 Could Sudbury Downs race in 2015? The group behind resurrecting Kawartha Downs could answer that question later this year.
Racing-Gaming Integration Update September 26, 2014 "I look forward to the future. I think the right people are sitting at the table to move this forward now, and the cooperation is there."
Decision In Favour Of Breeders September 25, 2014 Lawyers representing a group of Ontario Standardbred breeders and lawyers for the Ontario Government were in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Guelph on Tuesday, September 23.
Province Commits To Fort Erie September 25, 2014 During a press event on Wednesday, September 24 at the Fort Erie Race Track, Jeff Leal, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated that the Ontario Government will commit to at least ...
Fort Erie Press Event Wednesday September 24, 2014 More details regarding the future of Fort Erie Race Track will be announced during a press event today (Wednesday, September 24).