Saskatchewan Racing

Concerned Davidson standardbred trainer Gary Schmiedge recently presented Arm River-Watrous MLA Greg Brkich’s constituency office with a petition signed by local residents requesting the Saskatchewan

As West Meadows Raceway continues to meet with members of the Saskatchewan government in an effort to gain Home Market Area status in Regina and continue live harness racing, the track is asking suppo...

The Board of Directors of the Yorkton Exhibition Association has approved a 12-day racing meet for 2013, giving Saskatchewan's harness racing community its only confirmed live racing dates for this ye...

"Everybody in the industry that we've talked to here understands that it just doesn't seem right that commissions and revenues from horse racing wagers that take place in Regina wouldn't go towards su...

Following the announcement last week that the Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority (SLGA) has denied West Meadows Raceway's request for Home Market Area status in Regina threatening the track's ...

The Minister responsible for horse racing in Saskatchewan, the Honourable Donna Harpauer, advised the West Meadows Raceway board of directors today that all revenues generated from horse racing in the...

Saskatchewan harness tracks have received some good news from the Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority and they are now half way to finalizing race dates for 2013.

The Board of Directors of Saskatchewan Standardbred Horsemen's Association (SSHA) recently met with Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming (SLGA) Minister Donna Harpauer to request support for harness racin...

An abundance of standardbred racing news items has come out of Saskatchewan in the past few days, from Home Market Area news, to 2013 race-date talk, to AGM outcomes, and to 2012 award winners.

On Wednesday, October 10, the Province of Saskatchewan announced that, effective March 31, 2013, it will no longer be taking the 10 per cent tax it currently collects on horse-racing wagers.

With a new track and a renewed interest in harness racing, horsemen in the province of Saskatchewan are now left pondering their future after losing government support effective next year.