New Idea For High-Stakes Race Floated January 13, 2016 As a racehorse owner, if you could pay one million dollars to secure your horse a spot on the starting gate in a $12 million stakes race, would you do it?
Assiniboia Plan Passes First Vote Easily January 13, 2016 On Tuesday, January 12 in Manitoba, councillors that comprise the Assiniboia community committee approved the first draft for the proposed Assiniboia Downs expansion, which has been characterized as a...
A Bigger, Better Assiniboia Downs? January 11, 2016 A plan to turn Manitoba's Assiniboia Downs into what's being described as an 'urban reserve' complete with racing, entertainment and other amenities will be debated by Winnipeg city council on Tuesday...
Horse Racing Tops 2015 Sports Stories December 27, 2015 The Associated Press named American Pharoah’s historic Triple Crown sweep the “Sports Story of the Year” as determined by a vote of U.S. editors and news directors on Thursday, Dec. 24.
Rideau’s 2016 Race Dates Amended December 15, 2015 The director of the Ontario Racing Commission has approved a pair of applications to amend or vary 2016 race date calendars.
Williams Wins Award, Not ‘Pharoah’ December 14, 2015 American Pharoah won Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. He also won the Sports Illustrated web poll for the publication’s Sportsman of the Year Award. It was announced on Monday (Dec. 14) that the hi...
More On Mohawk Expansion, Racing December 11, 2015 It was less than two weeks ago when Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson made statements in the media regarding the idea of expansion at Mohawk Racetrack. Lawson has now gone into more detail o...
2016 Indiana Race Dates Approved December 11, 2015 The Indiana Horse Racing Commission approved the 2016 race dates during its meeting on December 9.
Correction To 2016 Ont. Race Dates December 08, 2015 On Thursday morning, the Ontario Racing Commission released corrections to the 2016 race date schedule for the province's thoroughbred, quarter horse and harness racing tracks.
New York Streaming Impasse Looms December 08, 2015 Horseplayers in the Empire State could be in for a big surprise when the calendar flips to 2016. An impasse regarding the online streaming of New York State Standardbred and Thoroughbred races could b...
Another Iconic Racecaller Retiring December 07, 2015 The horse racing industry has seen a couple of the best race callers in the industry call it a career over the past few years. Tom Durkin stepped away from the microphone in 2014 and Dan Loiselle did ...
Lawson Eyes Mohawk Expansion November 30, 2015 There has been a good amount of discussion over the past few years in regard to expanding the casino offerings at Woodbine Racetrack, yet not so much when it comes to Mohawk Racetrack. Jim Lawson, the...
