Ontario Racing

On Thursday, January 3, the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) issued a joint press release announcing that there will be a reduction in purses

After having been the top dog at the Western Fair District in 2012, the London Free Press has ran a feature article and a brief question-and-answer segment with pilot Trevor Henry, who may have just o...

While the OLG's decision to end the slots-at-racetracks partnership with Ontario's horse racing industry was clearly the headline stealer within racing for 2012, the modernization strategy also topped...

The City of Hamilton will host two public information meetings mid-January with discussions focusing on whether a casino would be welcome by residents and how to keep Flamboro Downs and the local hors...

The Raceway at Western Fair District has announced that a purse decrease will come into effect in January of 2013.

As the clock ticks down to April 1, 2013, ongoing talk of the end of the slots-at-racetracks program and the massive impact it will have on the Ontario horse racing industry has become so commonplace ...

On Thursday, December 27, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued a press release calling on the Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidates to stand up for the provincial horse-racing in...

The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year.

The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year.

"Maybe we're being looked upon as competition that has to be eliminated for MGM or Caesar's to come in and run the type of businesses that they run."

Today's episode of Trot Radio looks back at 2012, a year that for those in Ontario's horse racing industry meant a year of questions, frustration and uncertainty.

The future of the industry, and of the 55,000 full-time and part-time jobs that it provides primarily in rural Ontario, has been thrown into question by the McGuinty government's abrupt decision earli...