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OHHA Responds To Govt Announcement

Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea has gone on the record regarding the $179.4 million figure that the Ontario Horse Racing Transitional Panel has recommended for provincia...

Horwath: "It Doesn’t Make Any Sense"

Late last week, Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath took the opportunity to have a first-hand look at the provincial horse racing industry since the Ontario Liberal Party decided to has...

MacLeod, Snobelen On Ontario Racing

Ontario Horse Racing Transition Panel member John Snobelen and Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod offered some interesting quotes earlier this week regarding the provincial horse racing industr...

Natyshak: OLG Modernization Is "A Complete Disaster"

On Monday, May 13, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Taras Natyshak took aim at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan, and called on Kathleen Wynne's reigning Ontario Liberal...

McNaughton Responds To OMAFRA Announcement

Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton was quick to respond to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announcement on Monday, May 13 in regard to integrating the Ontario horse rac...

Long-Term Plan Coming for Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry

On Monday, May 13, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced that its horse racing transitional panel will work with industry partners, the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Ontario Lot...

Report: Panel To Take Lead In Integrating Racing Into OLG Modernization Plan

It has been reported that the government of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is compiling a shortlist of individuals to replace Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chair Paul Godfrey. It has also been repo...

Hiawatha Signs Letter Of Intent

According to a report that contains comments from Hiawatha Horse Park owner Jim Henderson, there appears to have been a breakthrough in regard to the possibility of live racing returning to the Sarnia...

ORC Approves Cancellation Of Woodstock Licence

In accordance with Section 25 of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission has conditionally cancelled Woodstock Raceway’s ORC licence effective May 19, 2013 at 11...

Racing To Continue At Sudbury

Sudbury Downs confirmed on Friday that harness racing will return to Northern Ontario in 2013.

Reaction To Mohawk Dorm Closure

The Woodbine Entertainment Group officially closed it backstretch dormitories at Mohawk Racetrack earlier this week. The cost-cutting measure once again shines the light on how the termination of the ...

More Time For Hiawatha Business Plan?

Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay has written Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne asking for more time in regard to horse racing at the Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia.