Petition Gaining Steam February 24, 2012 The many grassroots efforts to save Ontario's horse racing industry continue. Currently there is an online petition, which has grown to 1,200 signatures just hours after first being posted
More Support For Ontario Racing February 24, 2012 Ontario's mainstream media outlets are continuing to put pressure on the Liberal government in regard to the proceeds the Ontario racing industry receives via its gaming contract with the government
Mitchell Calls For Unified Voice February 24, 2012 On Friday, February 24, Western Fair District President and CEO Hugh Mitchell issued an open letter to the Ontario horse-racing industry in which he called for all of the province's racing factions to...
Did The Liberals Snub Rural Ontario? February 23, 2012 Reaction has been plentiful and opinions varied to last week's Drummond Report, but there is one common theme emanating from the masses that has refused to go away. Many believe that the provincial Li...
Rally Planned For Premier's Office February 23, 2012 Alongside rural councilors from the city of Ottawa, a rally in support of Ontario's partnership with the horse racing industry has been planned for Wednesday, February 29 at the Ottawa office of Premi...
Track GMs On Economic Benefit February 23, 2012 While the provincial Liberal Government is publicly discussing scrapping the economic workhorse which is Ontario's slots-at-racetracks program, Grand River Raceway GM Dr. Ted Clarke and Western Fair D...
LIVE: Racing Partnership On AM640 February 23, 2012 Talk Radio AM640 is discussing the Drummond Report's recommendations regarding the slots-at-racetracks partnership
A Partnership That Works February 22, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has released its second in a series of fact sheets to illustrate the economic benefits derived from Ontario's horse racing industry
Tropea: Taxes Don't Fund Racing February 22, 2012 After a successful Queen's Park rally on Wednesday, February 22, which saw roughly 25 MPPs in attendance, Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea took to the airwaves to spread ...
Support For Racing From Union February 22, 2012 On Tuesday, February 21, Service Employees International Union Local 2 (SEIU Local 2), the predominant union in the Ontario horse racing industry, issued a release calling on the Ontario government to...
"I’m Going To Defend Our Industry" February 22, 2012 An article by CBC News Windsor captured the mood aboard one of the buses headed down to Queen's Park in Toronto for the rally in support of the Ontario horse-racing industry.
Maritimers Supporting Ontario Racing February 22, 2012 On Tuesday, February 21, the board of Prince Edward Island's Prince County Horsemen's Club issued its support to the Ontario racing industry in light of the siege it has been put under by the Ontario ...