Do Liberals Understand Subsidies? May 08, 2012 For months, the Liberal government has referred to Ontario horse racing's share of the slots-at-racetracks partnership as a "subsidy". One MPP, who is featured in the May issue of Trot Magazine, wonde...
City Offers Update On 'Woodbine Live!' May 08, 2012 The Woodbine Entertainment Group's planned expansion for Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Live!, has drawn the attention of multiple mainstream media publications after an update from a Toronto City Manag...
OLG Meets With Racing May 07, 2012 The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), which represents the majority of Standardbred horsepeople in Ontario, met with Mr. Paul Godfrey, Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)...
Value Of Ontario Horse Racing May 06, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry is part of a highly competitive global market. The industry contributes 60,000 jobs, $1.1 billion to the provincial government and $2 billion in recurring expenditure...
Baymount Re-Evaluating Business Plans May 04, 2012 Baymount Incorporated, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Belleville Racetrack Development Corporation (BRDC), has received a formal notice of termination of its Site Holder Agreement -- originally e...
Windsor To Cease All Operations August 31 May 04, 2012 On Friday, May 4, officials from Windsor Raceway announced via release that they are expecting for all operations at the track to cease August 31, 2012
Bill C76 Passes Second Reading May 03, 2012 On Thursday, May 3 in the Ontario legislature, MPP Monte McNaughton’s private members’ bill C76 passed with a vote of 57-19
T-Bred Concern Over Liberals' Decision May 03, 2012 One of Woodbine's top thoroughbred trainers, Mark Casse, is down in Louisville keeping a watchful eye over his Kentucky Derby charge, Prospective, as the hours tick down to Saturday's 138th running of...
Premier McGuinty, Are You Listening? May 03, 2012 Members of Ontario's horse racing industry ask Premier Dalton McGuinty what the future holds for their industry if the Slots at Racetrack partnership is ended
Fort Erie Officials Meet With OLG May 02, 2012 Officials with the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium sat down with officials from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. on Tuesday, May 1, but it has been reported that no business plan was presented in...
OHRIA, WEG Meet With MPPs May 01, 2012 The evening of Monday, April 30, OHRIA and Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) co-sponsored an Industry Information Reception at Queen's Park
Drummond, Duncan Disagree May 01, 2012 As the state of Ontario's horse racing industry continues to receive mainstream media attention, the battle rages on in Queen's Park over the government's decision to end to the slots at racetracks pr...