MacDonald On Panel Discussions July 22, 2013 "We are being forced to go through a monumental change. We are being forced to look at the information as presented and work with our "new" partners. These are the same partners who left us for dead a...
Leslie On Draft Plan Consultations July 20, 2013 OHRIA's Sue Leslie recently conducted an interview providing the horse racing industry with an update on OHRIA's response to the Transition Panel's draft plan.
Eaves: Taking Standardbred Racing Out Of GTA "Would Be A Mistake" July 18, 2013 "I think it would be a mistake to take live standardbred racing out of the Toronto market where the vast majority of people are. The draft plan didn't say that we thought it was a good idea. In fact, ...
Burgess Letter On Draft Plan July 16, 2013 "This opening statement as the Panel's basic and fundamental premise for their current analysis of the Ontario Racing Industry is itself both completely false and very misleading."
OHRIA Developing Response To Proposal July 16, 2013 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has announced that it is currently developing an industry response to the Province's Horse Racing Transition Panel's draft proposal, with specific focus o...
Panel's Draft Consultations Complete July 11, 2013 The final consultation session in regard to the draft plan for the future of Ontario horse racing took place Thursday, July 11 at Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Consultation Meeting No. 3 Wraps Up; RCR Meeting Thursday July 10, 2013 The third of four scheduled consultation sessions regarding the future of the Ontario horse-racing industry took place Wednesday, July 10 at Ajax Downs. The next feedback meeting is scheduled for Thur...
Woodbine Consultation Draws Crowd; Meeting In Ajax Wednesday July 09, 2013 Those looking to have their voice heard regarding the future of the Ontario horse racing are now looking forward to Wednesday afternoon at Ajax Downs, as a passionate panel of invested industry member...
McNaughton Release On Horse Racing July 08, 2013 On Monday, July 8, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton issued a press release in which he stated that the government of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is continuing to...
Report From Monday's Draft Plan Consultation July 08, 2013 Public meetings to discuss the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel's draft plan, titled "Toward a Sustainable Future - a Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario", kicked off on Monday in London, O...
Public Consultations Start Monday July 07, 2013 Public meetings to discuss the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel's draft plan, titled "Toward a Sustainable Future - a Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario", are open to all interested parties.
Perkins On Panel's Draft Plan July 06, 2013 "Only a clueless politician or one of his hatchet men could recommend cutting race dates, horse population and number of tracks as a method of “growing” the betting handle, but that’s the essence of t...