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Perkins: Liberal "Band-Aid Is No Cure For Horse Racing"

January 26, 2013

"Remember this number: 20 per cent of a successful relationship is too much for horse types, but 47 per cent for bingo owners is just right. Smart kids will be asking for bingo licences for Christmas....

Ontario Horse Racing Represented At Liberal Convention

January 25, 2013

Braving the frigid winter temperatures, a crowd of horse racing representatives attended the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention on Friday at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre (the old Maple Leaf Ga...

COSA On WEG-OMAFRA Deal

January 25, 2013

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association has issued an official comment on the deal which has been reached between the Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food an...

Natyshak Takes To The Airwaves

January 25, 2013

New Democrat MPP Taras Natyshak, a staunch supporter of rural Ontario and the communities involved in the demise of the OLG modernization strategy, will be interviewed by someone involved in both broa...

Many Questions Remain For Ontario Horse Racing

January 25, 2013

Thursday's press conference by the Woodbine Entertainment Group got the word out about 2013 race dates and overnight purses on the WEG circuit, and the fact that the North America Cup will be conteste...

Do T.O.'s Neighbours Want A Casino?

January 24, 2013

In his on-air interview with Global Television earlier this week, MGM's Jim Murren specifically stated that if the City of Toronto opts to not embrace full-blown downtown casino expansion, many of its...

Expanded WEG Announcement Coverage

January 24, 2013

At a press conference on Jan. 24 at Woodbine Racetrack, more details were revealed surrounding the future of horse racing at Woodbine and Mohawk, and the greater future for the sport in Ontario, and T...

Details Of 2013 WEG Racing Season

January 24, 2013

Coinciding with the Woodbine Entertainment Group's Thursday, January 24 press conference regarding its agreement in principle with the Ontario Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...

OHRIA On OMAFRA-WEG Deal

January 23, 2013

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) issued a press release on Wednesday evening commenting on the Ontario Government and Woodbine Entertainment Group's announcement that a deal has b...

Dougan On Hanover-OLG Agreement

January 23, 2013

Gord Dougan, General Manager of Hanover Raceway, has commented on the announcement that the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with the Hanover Bentinck & Bra...

OLG Reaches Agreements With 10 Tracks

January 23, 2013

On Wednesday, January 23, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a press release which stated that it has reached lease agreements in principle for its slots operations at a total of 10 provincia...

Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention Bus Schedule Notice

January 23, 2013

The following notice has been updated for horsepeople seeking transportation to the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention in Toronto this weekend (January 25 to 26).