Ontario Racing

Party Platforms For Racing: PCs

Two weeks ago, Standardbred Canada sent a list of questions to Ontario's three main party leaders. Those questions were designed to give each party the chance to directly address the province's horse ...

OHHA Challenges Ont. Party Leaders

The Ontario Harness Horse Association has sent letters to all party leaders asking them a series of questions regarding their plans for the horse racing industry in Ontario.

Dresden, Kawartha Dates Approved

The Ontario Racing Commission has released a Notice to the Industry announcing the decision to approve the schedule of 2014 race dates for Kawartha Downs and Dresden Raceway.

OHRIA Seeks Champions For Racing

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association wants candidates who are running for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to sign a pledge indicating they will be a ‘Champion of Horse Racing and Breeding...

Ontario Breeders' Lawsuit Update

Late Friday afternoon, Trot Insider received the Statements of Defence from both Ontario and the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. in regards to the lawsuit initiated against them by a group of Stand...

Leamington Box Left Open

Leamington Fair has left its entry box open to fill its card of racing set for next Friday, June 13.

Racing Industry A Campaign Issue

On the heels of Sudbury Downs announcing no live racing for 2014, all three of Ontario's provincial party leaders have offered comments on the state of the province's racing industry that indicate hor...

PC Incumbents At Local Racetracks

A pair of incumbent Progressive Conservative MPPs recently visited racetracks in their ridings and offered comments on the horse racing industry.

Hiawatha To Race, Sudbury Will Not

Within minutes on Monday afternoon, announcements were made that signified good news for horsemen awaiting race dates in the Sarnia area and a bombshell of disappointment for Northern Ontario's harnes...

ORC Approves 2014 Fort Erie Dates

Late on Friday afternoon (May 23), the Ontario Racing Commission issued a pair of releases in regard to 2014 race dates for the Fort Erie Race Track for Thoroughbreds and Ajax Downs for Quarter Horses...

Snobelen On Sudbury Impasse

John Snobelen of Ontario Horse Racing has provided a brief comment regarding the status of negotiations between the province and the operators of Sudbury Downs.

Kawartha Downs To Race In 2014

After months of uncertainty regarding the future of horse racing at Kawartha Downs, owner Skip Ambrose has announced that live harness racing will take place at the Fraserville five-eighths mile track...