A Tale Of Two Owners November 17, 2012 The Saturday edition of the Toronto Star profiles two Ontario owners adversely affected by the government's decision to cut the slots-at-racetracks program in 2013.
2012 OSS Season Comes To A Close November 10, 2012 The top two and three-year-olds in the Ontario Sires Stakes program showcased their talents in the $2.4 million season-ending Super Finals on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack.
COSA On Standardbred Group Meeting November 09, 2012 The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) issued a release Friday, Nov. 9 on the Standardbred stakeholder meetings held earlier this week regarding the OMAFRA Panel Report.
ORC Announces Measures To Determine 2013 Race Dates November 09, 2012 The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced measures to begin the process of determining the 2013 race date schedule, and to facilitate the continuance of pari-mutuel wagering beginn...
Colt To 'Roar' In Super Finals? November 09, 2012 Marc Hanover and Gordon Banks’ Enviro Stables Ltd. are looking to Roar into this Saturday’s Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals for rookie pacing colts.
Royal Winter Fair Rally Cancelled November 09, 2012 Organizers behind the scheduled November 10 horsemen's rally outside of the main entrance of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have announced that the rally has been cancelled.
Trainers Talk Super 3YO Pacing Fillies November 09, 2012 With the top three fillies separated by just six points heading into Saturday’s $300,000 Super Final at Woodbine Racetrack, Ontario Sires Stakes fans are looking forward to a fierce battle in the thre...
OSS Starters To Notch Rare Feat? November 09, 2012 On Saturday evening at Woodbine Racetrack four of Ontario’s finest young racehorses will have an opportunity to achieve something that has only occurred six times since the Super Finals were introduce...
Standardbred Groups Meet November 08, 2012 On Tuesday and Thursday of this week (Nov. 6 and Nov. 8), representatives from Ontario's Standardbred horse groups held meetings to discuss a unified strategy for the standardbred industry as it perta...
Trouble At The Track November 08, 2012 In a special three-part series, Dan Nyznik of CHEX TV in Peterborough, Ont. examines the implications of the Liberal government ending the slots-at-racetracks partnership effective April 2013.
McNiven On OMAFRA-OSS Statement November 08, 2012 Things are looking up in Ontario for the first time in a long time, as a government-appointed panel announced the continuation of the sire stakes program at current levels.
Trainers On Super Final Hopefuls November 07, 2012 “It’s a long year for two-year-olds, they go so fast now that it’s pretty hard to be right on your toes from the first day of baby races (in June) to the Super Final in November, but I’m very, very ha...
