Sue Leslie

2020 & 2021 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Standardbred Inductees

Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame Welcomes Classes Of 2020 & 2021

August 03, 2022

On Wednesday (Aug. 3), the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame formally inducted its 16 newest members in a long-awaited event to recognize the CHRHF classes named in 2020 and 2021.

Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame Class Of 2020 Announced

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the people and horses being recognized as inductees in 2020. Five people and five horses have been elected from a very deep ballot of can...

Sue Leslie Calls For Unity

September 18, 2018

For Sue Leslie, the biggest key to horse racing flourishing in Ontario comes down to one word: Unity.

Hayes Named OR’s Independent Chair

Ontario Racing today (Monday, June 4) announced the full composition of its new Board of Directors.

Ontario Merger Makes Headlines

December 15, 2017

Thursday's merger that will combine Ontario Racing and the Ontario Standardbred Alliance into an independent, not-for-profit industry organization made headlines both in and outside horse racing circl...

Ontario Racing And Standardbred Alliance Vote To Merge

December 14, 2017

The Board of Ontario Racing and members of the Standardbred Alliance have voted to merge the two existing organizations.

Governance Changes For Ontario Racing

February 09, 2017

Ontario Racing (OR) is pleased to announce that OR governance has continued to evolve to ensure the Board of Directors is representative of the broader horse racing industry and to ensure that OR is l...

Ontario Racing Looks To 2017

December 30, 2016

"[The past year] was marked by significant milestones for the horse racing industry in this province. We have been given good reason to be hopeful about a long term, sustainable future for horse racin...

New Ontario Racing Board

October 07, 2016

On Friday, October 7, ‘Ontario Racing’ announced its new Board of Directors, and also announced that John Snobelen and Michael Keegan have resigned their positions with the organization.

Horseman Faces Long Recovery

The good news is that Don Pleterski is alive. The bad news is that the Thoroughbred trainer suffered substantial injuries on June 26 at the Fort Erie Race Track when he was critically injured by an ou...

Woodbine, T-Bred Horsepeople Ink Deal

The Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario recently announced the signing of a contract that guarantees 133 dates of Thoroughbred racing at Wo...

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Fire Fund Surpasses $710,000

After receiving 1,950 donations totaling over $710,000 (Cdn) to aid those impacted by the January 4 barn fire at Classy Lane Stables in Puslinch, Ont., the Central Ontario Standardbred Association has...

Longer Deal For Ontario Racing?

February 25, 2016

The 2016 Ontario Budget released on Thursday (February 25) by Finance Minister Charles Sousa would give the province's horse racing industry two more years of government partnership and support.