Ontario Racing

Mayors Meet In Support Of Racinos, Racing

Late last week, mayors from various Ontario jurisdictions which are home to money-making racinos met with the objective of keeping the horse-racing/racino industry viable in their locales.

Juravinski Challenges Government, Ontario Horse Racing

During Saturday's harness racing card at Flamboro Downs full of Ontario Sires Stakes and the Ellamony Classic, former track owner and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Charles Juravinski laid out a challenge f...

Racing Future Starts Now

"When a leader is given bad information, it is the duty of those people around him to help inform him as to why the government is going down the wrong pathway. That's where I'm coming from here."

Province Reacts To Eaves' Comments

In a time when Ontario is facing a ballooning deficit and growing unemployment numbers, the Provincial Liberal Government is positioning itself to potentially line the pockets of U.S. casino operators...

WEG To Cease Live Racing In April 2013?

On Thursday, June 21 at Woodbine Racetrack, after the post-position draw for the 153rd running of the Queen's Plate, Woodbine Entertainment Group President and CEO Nick Eaves said that if an agreement...

Ontario Budget Bill Passes

Bill 55, the budget bill of the minority Ontario Liberal Government, passed Wednesday, June 20 by a vote of 52-35 in the provincial legislature on Queen's Park.

OHRIA: Tell Them How You Feel

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association is encouraging members of the province's horse racing to send feedback to the panel assigned to shape the future of racing.

2012 Ontario Budget To Pass

Reports from a Queen's Park press conference indicate that after two days of committee meetings Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan will return the Ontario Budget "relatively intact" to Premier Dalton M...

Former Urban Liberal MP Standing Up For Racing

Dennis Mills, a former Liberal MP (Toronto-Danforth), is launching a campaign in support of Ontario's horse-racing industry. Roughly 100 billboards will be popping up around Toronto in protest of the ...

Horwath, NDP Soften Stance On Ontario Budget

According to a report, Ontario's New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath has announced that she will cease her party's attempt to make widespread changes to the Ontario Liberal Party's budget.

McCallion Ambivalent On Mississauga Casino?

According to multiple reports, it appears as though Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has turned rather ambivalent regarding the possibility of casino expansion within the city's borders.

OLG, Liberals Will Get Less Money From Bingo Than Racing

After being extremely vague about the revenue distribution structure for Ontario's bingo halls, the Ontario Liberal Government, via the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., has announced what the revenue...