Orc

Update On Flamboro Accident

The final race on Thursday’s 12-race card at Flamboro Downs was declared a ‘no contest’ by the ORC Judges following a first-turn accident that eventually led to a head-on collision later in the race.

Woodbine Barn 10 Restrictions Lifted

Ontario Racing Commission Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers has announced that the training time restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine Racetrack’s Barn 10 are now removed, e...

Tracks Reach Race Date Pact

According to a report, officials from Hiawatha Horse Park, Dresden Raceway and the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Group have agreed on a proposed schedule of live racing for the 2014 season.

Live Gural-PC Q&A Coverage

Trot Insider provided live coverage from Tuesday's Ontario PC Party Q&A Session at Granite Ridge Golf Club outside Milton, Ont.

2014 Race Dates To Be Finalized?

Race dates for the 2014 harness racing season at Dresden Raceway, Hiawatha Horse Park and Leamington Raceway are expected to be finalized on Tuesday, according to a report.

ORC Rules On Bertrand Appeal

On Thursday, March 20, the Ontario Racing Commission issued its ruling in regard to the appeal of Robert Bertrand.

Bain Comments On Race Dates

Tom Bain of the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Group has been reported as saying that his group, along with Dresden Raceway and the Hiawatha Horse Park, is looking to split between 60 and 80 race dates for t...

Racing Discussed In Legislature

On Wednesday, March 19, Randy Pettapiece, the Ontario PC Critic for Rural Affairs and Horse Racing, issued a release regarding the exchange he had with Premier Kathleen Wynne in the legislature on Mon...

EHV-1 Reported At Woodbine

The Ontario Racing Commission has announced that there has been a report of EHV-1 in a thoroughbred that is residing in Barn 10 at Woodbine Racetrack, but that Standardbred racing is not affected by t...

Ontario Track Alliance Announced

The Ontario Horse Racing division of the Ontario Racing Commission has provided the Premier of Ontario and the province's Minister of Agriculture & Food, Kathleen Wynne with this update on the pro...

$25 Million Deal For Rideau?

The Ontario government is expected to announce a $25 million five-year deal with Ottawa's Rideau Carleton Raceway, according to a report published on Friday evening.

McNaughton Issues Letter, Re: Dresden

On Friday, March 14, MPP Monte McNaughton (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex) issued a letter to Ontario Racing Commission Chair Elmer Buchanan in which he reiterated his support for the Dresden Agricultural Soc...