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End Of Racing In Saskatchewan?

Yorkton Exhibition Association General Manager Shaun Morin has called on supporters of Saskatchewan harness racing to contact their Member of Legislative Assembly to voice their concerns over the Prov...

Regina Track Sues SLGA

West Meadows Raceway Inc. (Regina) has filed a statement of claim against the Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority for government negligence, misfeasance, and favouritism.

Challenges In Saskatchewan

August 08, 2013

The Regina Leader-Post has run an article outlining the challenges that the Saskatchewan harness racing industry is facing, particularly at West Meadows Raceway in Regina and at the Yorkton Exhibition...

No 2013 Racing At West Meadows

On Wednesday, West Meadows Raceway President Jane Grainger announced that the Regina-area track will not host live harness racing in 2013.

Fight For HMA Continues

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

Can West Meadows Be Saved?

"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...

SLGA Comments On HMA Decision

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 ...

West Meadows To Close?

February 26, 2013

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...

Yorkton, West Meadows Race Date News

January 29, 2013

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.

SSHA Meets With SLGA Minister

December 05, 2012

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...

Plenty Of News Coming Out Of Sask.

November 28, 2012

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.

Saskatchewan To Drop Pari-Mutuel Tax

October 10, 2012

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.

SSHA Wants Fair Share

Following the March announcement that the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) will end annual grants to fund the provincial horse racing industry in 2013, the Saskatchewan Standardbred Hor...