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Input Wanted On Proposed Rule Change

November 18, 2011

At its meeting on October 25, 2011, the board of the Ontario Racing Commission considered a proposed rule change affecting the Rules of Racing in Ontario. Prior to approving directives for change, the...

ORC Rules On Campbell, Megens, Waples

November 18, 2011

On Friday, November 18, the Ontario Racing Commission released rulings on seven appeals ranging from the quarter horse, standardbred and thoroughbred industry. Four of the rulings pertained to standar...

ORC Rules On Lawson

November 09, 2011

On Wednesday, November 9, the Ontario Racing Commission released its ruling on the appeal of horseman Brian Lawson

ORC Changes Authority To Obtain Samples

November 08, 2011

The delegation of authority to obtain biological samples has closed a gap in the out-of-competition testing conducted by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC)

Another ORC Facts ON Track Released

November 03, 2011

On Thursday, November 3, the Ontario Racing Program released its third issue of 'Facts ON Track,' which highlights information the organization has released regarding the Ontario standardbred racing i...

ORC To End N-Butyl Alcohol Administration

November 03, 2011

The Ontario Racing Commission today announced via a notice to the industry that ORC official veterinarians will no longer be able to administer n-butyl alcohol in standardbred paddocks effective Janua...

ORC Amends Judging Directive

October 28, 2011

On Friday, October 28, the Ontario Racing Commission released an amended version of one of its March, 2011 directives, which was in regard to judges

ORC Releases Trio Of Rulings

October 25, 2011

On Tuesday, October 25, the Ontario Racing Commission released a trio of rulings. One was in regard to Buck I St Pat's eligibility to the Breeders Crown, but the other two were in relation to Lidocain...

Connections Appeal Crown Eligibility

October 18, 2011

According to a release, the connections of Buck I St Pat have launched an appeal after their eight-year-old Jailhouse Jesse mare was declared ineligible to contest the $250,000 Breeders Crown Mare Tro...

ORC Track Rules Circulated For Comment

October 14, 2011

As part of the Racetrack Licensing Process, racetrack operators are required to submit Track Rules

ORC Releases Conditional 2012 Race Date Schedule

October 07, 2011

On Friday, October 7, the Ontario Racing Commission issued the conditional 2012 race-date schedule

ORC Releases Another 'Facts ON Track'

October 06, 2011

On Thursday the Ontario Racing Commission released the second edition of its 'Facts ON Track' bullet-point newsletter. The release explains how the Ontario racing industry has been handling the provin...