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10-Year-Old Doing His Part For Racing

After having seen a 13-year-old step up in an effort to help save the Ontario horse-racing industry, now another youngster, 10-year-old Brent Clemmer of Listowel, Ont., has followed suit.

Chantal Sutherland Takes Racing's Plight To Late Night

After making her heartfelt plea to save Ontario's horse racing industry last week, Canadian-born jockey Chantal Sutherland plans to continue her Lady Godiva-esque quest to bring attention to Ontario g...

Western Fair District Supports OHRIA

The Western Fair District would like to take this opportunity to express its support and congratulations to the members of the board of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association for their plan for

NHA Industry Study Released

The Northern Horsemen's Association has undertaken, completed and announced a report entitled 'Sustaining Horse Racing in Northern Ontario- A Socio-Economic Perspective, City of Greater Sudbury and Ar...

Burgess Report To OMAFRA Available

Earlier this month, prominent standardbred participants Bob and Blair Burgess started working on their own proposal on the future of Ontario's horse racing industry. That plan was submitted and presen...

OLG Comments On Baymount Legal Talk

Officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. have commented on Baymount Incorporated's announcement that it has rejected an OLG offer and is considering litigation.

"We Haven't Been Asked To Help"

A solid night of stakes racing this past Saturday evening truly overshadowed Senator Bob Runciman's press conference at Georgian Downs, where he spoke about the utter decimation Ontario horse racing i...

OHRIA Plan Approved, Released

On Tuesday, the result of weeks of hard work by the OHRIA Task Force will be evident with the release of the Plan For The Future of the Ontario Horse Racing and Breeding Industry.

Baymount Rejects OLG Offer; Plans To Seek Legal Recourse

Baymount Incorporated, the company that had planned to build a new racetrack in Belleville, Ontario, has announced that it has rejected an offer by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and is co...

TO Casino Expansion On Front Street?

It has been reported that a proposed major redevelopment of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in the heart of downtown Toronto on Front Street, could be a possible location of an expanded g...

Update From OHRIA On Task Force Plan, Negotiations With Government

"Believe me, OHRIA is weighing all the different options of handling this. And I know on the surface, to many, they don't feel OHRIA's been aggressive enough.

McNaughton On Liberals’ “Desperate And Greedy Cash Grab”

After having made his presence felt at Ontario racetracks over the past couple of weeks, Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton issued a press release Saturday, July 21 stating that the Ontario...