Ontario Racing

2014 OSS, HIP Program Details

February 07, 2014

At its meeting of January 30, 2014, the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission approved the 2014 Horse Improvement Program (HIP) as recommended by the industry stakeholders and Program staff.

Live Racing At Fort Erie In 2014

February 07, 2014

The Board of Directors of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) is pleased to advise there will be live thoroughbred racing at Fort Erie Race Track in 2014.

SBOA To Discuss SARP Fallout

February 04, 2014

The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association has announced that it will be hosting an important information session regarding the cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks Program.

Lakeshore Group Meeting With ORC

January 31, 2014

It has been reported that officials with the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Group are meeting with members of the Ontario Racing Commission today (Friday, Jan. 31) regarding race dates for 2014 at Leamington...

Thibert Optimistic About Fort Erie

January 30, 2014

Jim Thibert, the CEO of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium, has said that he is “thinking much more positively than I have in a long time” in regard to the future of the historic Fort Erie Race Trac...

Phillips Resigns From OLG

January 22, 2014

On Wednesday, January 22, Philip Olsson, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Board, announced that the OLG Board of Directors has received and accepted a letter of resignation from pre...

Star Revamps Racing Coverage

January 20, 2014

One of the largest daily newspapers in Canada has discontinued printing entries and results for horse racing, but that doesn't mean it's dropping racing coverage.

ORC Orders Re-direction Of Purse Account Monies

January 13, 2014

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is moving forward to implement a provincial approach to purses, consistent with the five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan, and as recommended by the Horse Racing ...

Oak Knoll Stables To Disperse

January 13, 2014

Ken Morden of Oak Knoll Stables has informed Trot Insider that he and Caroline Thornton have come to the tough decision to disperse their Campbellcroft, Ont. breeding operation effective today (Jan. 1...

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Dr. Clarke Comments On Race Dates

January 10, 2014

Grand River Raceway General Manager Dr. Ted Clarke has gone on the record as saying that he believes that there will be more race dates in Ontario this coming summer than there were in the summer of 2...

Expanded Innovation Summit Info.

January 04, 2014

On Monday, December 16, 2013 industry representatives gathered at Flamboro Downs to exchange ideas on what the Ontario racing industry can do in the immediate to short term to better understand the ra...

Racing A Mainstream Newsmaker

December 31, 2013

Ontario's horse racing industry and its adjustment to the new reality presented by the Ontario government made headlines throughout the year -- not just on Standardbred Canada's homepage, but in mains...