Sudbury Downs

Another Horseman To Sudbury Hall

Veteran horseman Mike Saftic was named to the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame two years ago, and it has been announced that the same honour will soon be bestowed upon another area horseman.

Raceway Ambulances Make The News

January 29, 2018

Sudbury Downs in Ontario and the Gold Coast Racecourse in Australia have both made the news for the same reason – their ambulances – although the reason why the vehicles have hit the mainstream media ...

Backgrounder: Service Provider For North, Southwest Gaming Bundles

December 13, 2016

OLG is continuing its procurement process to modernize lottery and gaming in Ontario by selecting Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) as the service provider for the North and Southw...

OLG Selects Service Provider For North, Southwest Gaming Bundles

December 13, 2016

Following a competitive procurement process, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has selected Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) as the service provider for the North and S...

Purse Monies Moving To OLG

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) issued a Notice of Decision to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) on Wednesday, March 15 regarding the transfer of standardbred purse monies.

Decision On Sudbury Purse Account

February 16, 2016

On Tuesday, February 16, the Ontario Racing Commission released a notice of decision stating that the remaining funds in the Sudbury Downs purse account are to be forwarded to the ORC in trust, as wel...

On ‘Life Support,’ But Not Dead Yet

November 30, 2015

Trot Insider has spoken with Northern Horsemen's Association President Bob Bodkin for an update in regard to the potential of live Standardbred racing returning to the Sudbury area.

Sudbury Season In Doubt

Reports indicate that hopes for a 2015 harness racing season at Sudbury Downs are becoming slimmer by the second.

Buchanan Talks Industry Growth

November 24, 2014

"We certainly have to look at prevention, when it comes to regulation, more so than we have in the past."

Delay In Northern Bundle Process

November 12, 2014

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is delaying its Request For Proposal for the province’s northern bundle, which includes Sudbury, home to the half-mile Sudbury Downs oval...

Report On Sudbury Due In December

October 14, 2014

Could Sudbury Downs race in 2015? The group behind resurrecting Kawartha Downs could answer that question later this year.

Not-For-Profit Talks In Sudbury

September 08, 2014

Preliminary discussions have taken place regarding the creation of a not-for-profit entity to rent Sudbury Downs from the MacIsaac family and operate live Standardbred racing at the northern Ontario t...

Sudbury Discussed In Legislature

On Thursday, July 25, during the last sitting of the Ontario Legislature before its summer recess, Nickel Belt New Democratic Party MPP France Gelinas demanded that the provincial government include a...