Racing Over At Kawartha Downs March 11, 2013 After 40 years of harness racing, Peterborough, Ont.-area racetrack Kawartha Downs will finish hosting racing at the end of this month.
WFD Responds To Wynne's Announcement March 11, 2013 On Monday, Western Fair District issued a response to Premier Kathleen Wynne's announcement on the future of horse racing in Ontario.
McNaughton: No Celebrations For Racing March 11, 2013 Today, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex PC MPP Monte McNaughton responded to what he calls "recent back-patting government announcements" stating that there will be horse racing in Ontario this year.
Some Skepticism After Positive News March 11, 2013 “What does a sustainable horse racing industry mean, given what’s happened in the last year?”
TVO Covers Racing Announcement March 11, 2013 On Monday, March 11, John Snobelen and Dennis Mills sat down with Steve Paikin during a webcast segment for TVO's The Agenda to discuss Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's recent announcement pertaining ...
GCGC Reaches Tentative Lease Agreements March 09, 2013 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Saturday that it has entered into letters of intent with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for the continuation of slot operations at ...
Reactions To Wynne's Gaming Announcement March 08, 2013 After Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne promised on Friday, March 8 to incorporate Ontario horse racing into the province's gaming modernization plans, a trio of provincial racing groups and Essex MPP Ta...
More Track Deals Announced; Wynne Promises To Incorporate Horse Racing Into OLG Modernization March 08, 2013 Ontario's horse racing industry waited with bated breath on Friday, March 8 for Premier Kathleen Wynne to make her much-anticipated announcement regarding the future of racing in the province.
OSS Payment Deadlines Extended March 07, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission announced today that the sustaining payment deadline for both the two and three-year-old standardbred Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) has been extended to April 30, 2013.
Snobelen: 'Change Is Never Easy' March 06, 2013 Last week, John Snobelen, member of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Panel, penned an opinion column discussing the panel's decisions and reasoning in relation to the transi...
MacDonald Keeps Momentum Going March 05, 2013 Four weeks removed from his well-received fundraising event at Mohawk Racetrack, Guelph PC candidate and driver Anthony MacDonald is not showing any signs of easing up on the political throttle.
Wynne Says Errors Were Made March 04, 2013 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Flamborough this past weekend when she went on the record as saying that her predecessor, Dalton McGuinty, knew that errors had been made regarding how the Ontari...