Richard Weldon

Kawartha President: Racing Will Return

September 25, 2020

As Kawartha Downs concludes its 2020 season of harness racing on Saturday (Sept. 26) the track's president is confident that racing will return to the Peterborough-area oval in 2021.

New GM At Kawartha Downs

February 04, 2020

There will be a new face on the tarmac and in the grandstand at Kawartha Downs this year, as Orazio Valente, the general manager of track for the last three seasons, has moved on and been replaced at ...

Kawartha Downs Sold

Toronto-based Romspen Investment Corp. has purchased Kawartha Downs and is expecting to keep live horse racing at the Peterborough-area facility, according to the track’s new president, Richard Weldon...