Commission Rules On Smith Appeal December 22, 2014 On Friday, December 19, the Ontario Racing Commission announced its decision on an appeal by Bert Smith in regard to the expelling of guests in a restricted area of an association.
Leslie Calls For Patience December 19, 2014 Sue Leslie said this week that she is encouraged by discussions conducted between an Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association subcommittee and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. regarding the estab...
Update To Race Date Approval December 19, 2014 The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved the following applications to amend 2015 race date calendars.
Compliance Forms For Resident Mares December 18, 2014 The Program Administrator for the Ontario Resident Mare Program would like to inform the owners of mares that were enrolled in the Ontario Resident Mare Program for the 2014 foaling season of a new re...
Martinuik Pleased With 2015 Schedule December 09, 2014 The Lakeshore Horse Racing Association’s general manager and treasurer, Wayne Martinuik, has said that he is pleased with the composition of the 14-date schedule that the Ontario Racing Commission has...
Update: 2015 Race Date Schedule Issued December 05, 2014 On Friday, December 5, the Ontario Racing Commission sent out a notice to the industry in regard to the 2015 schedule of race dates.
Commission Issues Rulings December 04, 2014 On Thursday, December 4, the Ontario Racing Commission released the results of its recent rulings in regard to licencees Dan Creighton and James Ritchie.
2015 HIP Program Forms And Deadlines December 02, 2014 On Tuesday, December 2, the Ontario Racing Commission sent out a release regarding forms and deadlines for the 2015 Standardbred Improvement Program.
Commission Reappoints Macdonald December 01, 2014 Ontario Racing Commission Chair Elmer Buchanan has announced that John W. Macdonald, Q.C. of Toronto, Ont. has been reappointed by the Government of Ontario as a member of the Ontario Racing Commissio...
Western Fair Post Times Amended November 27, 2014 It has been announced that the director of the Ontario Racing Commission has approved the application made by the Western Fair Association to amend the 2014 race date schedule for The Raceway at Weste...
Buchanan Talks Industry Growth November 24, 2014 "We certainly have to look at prevention, when it comes to regulation, more so than we have in the past."
ORC Update On Standardbred HIP November 21, 2014 On Friday (November 21), Ontario Racing Commission Executive Director Steven Lehman offered Trot Insider an update on the previously-announced five-year enhanced Horse Improvement Program (HIP) for On...