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SHOP’s Drew Heading To Cal-Expo

The 2009 installment of the fourth annual East-West Amateur Driving Challenge will take place on April 24 and 25 at Cal-Expo in Sacramento, California, and making the trek from the land of the Maple L...

SHOP Backs Darling Letter

The Standardbred Horse Owners Panel today released a letter stating that it agrees with Jack Darling's recent letter, which applauded the ORC's whipping pilot program, but stated that there are still ...

SHOP Supports Discussion Paper

On Wednesday, March 11, the Board of Directors of the Standardbred Horse Owners Panel met

Harness Racing Plays Hot Potato At Queen's Park

February 10, 2009

All's fair in politics and horse racing – even avoiding questions altogether or passing them off to your partners. To say the least, it was an eventful day at the Ontario Legislature, as the Standing ...

Watch 'Standing Committee' Hearings Live

February 10, 2009

The Standing Committee Meetings on Government Agencies can be watched via streaming video

'Standing Committee' Meetings Conclude

February 10, 2009

The ORC was questioned and critiqued today at the Ontario legislature by the Standing Committee on Government agencies in a review of their

Libeneau Talks 'SHOP'

January 15, 2009

This morning, Trot Insider spoke with Lou Libeneau, the longtime and highly-respected standardbred owner that was recently elected president of the Standardbred Horse Owners Panel (SHOP)

SHOP On Racing Contract

December 30, 2008

In a release to the industry, The Standardbred Horse Owners Panel (SHOP) has announced its support for the continuation of harness racing at Woodbine Racetrack.

SHOP Annual Meeting Held

October 09, 2008

The first annual meeting of the Standardbred Horse Owners Panel was held Wednesday, October 8 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga, ON.

SHOP Donates $5K to OSAS

September 20, 2007

The Standardbred Horse Owners Panel has donated $5,000 to the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society, a gift that will allow the organization to foster and adopt more retired racehorses.