Ontario Election Over Budget Fallout? June 14, 2012 Premier Dalton McGuinty indicated that a summer election could be in Ontario's future in a statement released on Thursday afternoon.
Wiper To Grits: Come To Leamington Fair Friday June 14, 2012 "I'd like to see some of our politicians come that really damaged the harness racing industry. I'd like them to come out to our fair, then let me take them and show them the faces they're hurting."
Reddam Sounds Off On Windsor Raceway, Ontario Liberals June 13, 2012 Whenever thoroughbred racehorse owner J. Paul Reddam has a live runner in a high-end stakes event, the harness racing industry scrambles to acknowledge that he has also owned standardbred horses.
RCR Elaborates: Live Racing To Be Conditional June 13, 2012 Rideau Carleton Raceway Spokesman Alex Lawryk has gone on the record as saying that the Ottawa area track's intention to continue hosting live racing beyond March 31, 2013 is, in fact, conditional.
Report: Rideau Vows To Keep Racing June 12, 2012 According to a report by CTV, Rideau Carleton Raceway does not have plans to close its doors once the slots-at-racetracks program ends March 31, 2013.
Transition Panel Member: Downsizing Horse Racing Is Inevitable June 12, 2012 Comments from one of the three members named to help transition horse racing away from its revenue sharing agreement with the Ontario government indicate a clear movement to downsize the industry that...
OLG Reveals More Details On Plan June 11, 2012 On Monday, June 11, officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. spoke of the process to revitalize gaming across the province, equating the model to how the NHL or NBA franchise sports teams.
Slots-At-Racetracks: OLG's Strongest Performer This Decade June 11, 2012 In an effort to pass the 2012 Ontario Budget (Bill 55) the Liberal minority government struck a deal with the opposition parties to push the budget past second reading. The opposition parties negotia...
Hudak Disagrees With OLG's Path June 11, 2012 Over the past few months, numerous members of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party have vocally opposed the Liberal government's decision to end the slots-at-racetracks program in 2013.
SBOA Submits Ontario Budget Recommendations June 08, 2012 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) recently submitted an official letter to the Ontario Government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, currently holding hearings...
Removal Of SAR Program 'Threatens Ontario Economy' June 08, 2012 In an open letter, the Ontario Equestrian Federation has reiterated its widely-held position that the loss of slot machine revenue at Ontario’s racetracks threatens the provincial economy.
Confimed: Kawartha To Cease Racing In 2013 If No Supplemental Funding Plan In Place June 08, 2012 It has been confirmed that live racing at Fraserville, Ont.'s Kawartha Downs, near Peterborough, will cease in 2013 if some sort of financial agreement is not reached.
