Ontario Racing

Opposition Critic Dismisses McMeekin's Spin On Panel Report

September 04, 2012

Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman, opposition critic for agriculture, food and rural affairs, has gone on the record as dismissing Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ted McMeekin's claims that ...

Sudbury Poll Proves Overwhelming Support For Racing Aid From Gov

September 04, 2012

A telephone poll conducted last week found that not just some, but an overwhelming majority of respondents --- 93 per cent, to be exact --- are in favour of the Ontario Liberal Government doing more t...

MacDonald Sets The Record Straight At Queen’s Park

September 03, 2012

”We all find ourselves in a fight – a fight for our lives, our families’ lives and truthfully the lives of thousands of horses, also.”

Breeders Lose, Who Wins?

September 01, 2012

The question on the minds of many in horse racing as the calendar turns to September is just what will be the impact on Ontario's horse breeders with 2012 yearlings, clearly the immediate losers as a ...

Windsor Raceway Confirms Cessation Of Activities

August 31, 2012

Windsor Raceway confirmed that effective closure of business today (Friday, Aug. 31) all horse racing activities at the racetrack located at 5555 Ojibway Parkway are being discontinued.

More From Kitchener/Waterloo By-Election Candidate

August 31, 2012

"You have to go back in the history of the province to find out why the government first brought slots into the harness racing industry and it was to generate jobs and build up the harness racing indu...

OEF Responds To Sandals

August 31, 2012

Comments made in a recent newspaper article by Liberal Guelph MPP Liz Sandals minimizing the impact that the loss of the Slots-At-Racetracks program will have on the horse industry and the economy has...

MacLeod's Motion Passes

August 31, 2012

Progressive Conservative Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod's private members motion calling for Ontario's Auditor General to review the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s new gaming plans was pas...

Plans In The Works For Leamington?

August 31, 2012

According to an article in The Windsor Star, a group of horsemen have been quietly working to develop a business plan for the half-mile Leamington Fair racetrack to host live harness racing following ...

OMAFRA Panel Responds To Questions About OSS & HIP Programs

August 30, 2012

As standardbred yearlings get set to sell at auctions across North America a number of questions are still being asked about the future of the much-heralded Ontario Sires Stakes program.

Natyshak Calls On McMeekin For 'Comprehensive Transition Plan'

August 30, 2012

On Thursday, August 30 during question period in the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park, Essex MPP Taras Natyshak (NDP) called on Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin to come up with a 'comprehensive...

Opposition Parties Support MacLeod, Horse Racing At Queen's Park

August 30, 2012

The Thursday, August 30 Queen's Park rally in support of Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod's private members bill was the scene of something rare. The rally laid the groundwork for Ontario PC ...