Ontario Racing

CTV's Tilley: "It's A Travesty"

Add CTV sports anchor Joe Tilley to the long list of people confused and angered by the Ontario government's decision to end the slots at racetracks partnership with Ontario's horse racing industry.

Municipalities To Approach Transitional Panel With Plans

It has been reported that six mayors from municipalities which are home to Ontario racinos are planning on approaching the horse racing transition panel assembled by the provincial Liberal government ...

CAW Demands Public Cost-Benefit Analysis

On Tuesday, July 17, the Canadian Auto Workers Union announced that it has called on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to put an immediate hold on the withdrawal of slot machines from Ontario's racetrac...

“High Hopes” For Ontario’s Bingo Operators

While thousands of horsepeople, service providers and employees of Kawartha Downs wonder about the future of the racetrack, the new owners of Peterborough’s Delta Bingo have “high hopes” for the futur...

Sutherland Stands Up For Racing

Internationally acclaimed jockey Chantal Sutherland, now based in California, still has her heart in Ontario and at Woodbine Racetrack. She appeals, on behalf of her friends in the Ontario racing indu...

Second James Ad Appears In Toronto Star

It was roughly two months ago when standardbred racehorse owner Ed James put up his own money to have his article regarding the Ontario Liberal Government's plan to scrap the slots-at-racetracks progr...

Ontario's Ombudsman Comments On Feedback From Racing

Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin is conducting an initial assessment of complaints he has received in the past few days regarding the Ontario Liberal Government’s treatment of the Ontario horse racing in...

Doc To Bring Attention To Importance Of SAR Program

The County of Wellington has announced that it has created a five-minute documentary on the potential impacts cancelling the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s slots-at-racetracks program will have on...

KD Re-Affirms Support For Racing; MPPs Continue To Speak Out

A spokesman for Kawartha Downs stepped up to the plate Tuesday, July 10 when he explained that the Fraserville, Ont. raceway's No. 1 preference is to keep the current arrangement in place which sees h...

The Ontario Government's "Biggest Boondoggle In A Decade"

Calling it the "biggest boondoggle in a decade", Ottawa Life Magazine has published a tremendous story in its July/August issue on the Ontario government's decision to end the slots-at-racetracks prog...

Ask Hudak What His Party's Official Position Is

It is an understatement to say that many people in the province's horse-racing industry want to know exactly what the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's official stance is in regard to the slots...

Contact Ontario's Ombudsman

Many in Ontario's horse racing industry have expressed their concerns and frustrations with the government’s decision to cancel the OLG Slots at Racetracks Program.