Track Looks To Drop Fridays, Saturdays December 06, 2012 Recent developments in the horse racing industry have seen many tracks look to scrap or reduce mid-week race dates in favour of weekend cards. At least one track is going against that trend.
Ten-Year Date Deal For MD T-Breds? November 27, 2012 According to reports, thoroughbred horsemen in Maryland could be on the cusp of securing a 10-year race date pact with the raceway in the state.
Pro-WEG Motion In Etobicoke Council November 07, 2012 Representatives from the Woodbine Entertainment Group have not been resting on their laurels since addressing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Executive Committee on Monday.
WEG Offers Fractional Triactor Wagering October 30, 2012 On Tuesday, October 30, the Woodbine Entertainment Group announced it is adding 20-cent triactors to its live fractional betting menu through to the end of the year.
Jockey Chantal Sutherland Retires October 21, 2012 Jockey Chantal Sutherland, who won her first career race on October 9, 2000 at Woodbine aboard Silver Bounty, announced her retirement on Sunday afternoon following a seventh-place finish aboard Crush...
ORC Issues Equine Herpes Warning October 19, 2012 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has been made aware of an outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus 1 at Hawthorne Race Course, a thoroughbred racetrack in Illinois. While racing wi...
Cuomo Announces NYRA Board October 18, 2012 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced the appointment of David Skorton, President of Cornell University, as Chair of the New York R...
Saskatchewan To Drop Pari-Mutuel Tax October 10, 2012 On Wednesday, October 10, the Province of Saskatchewan announced that, effective March 31, 2013, it will no longer be taking the 10 per cent tax it currently collects on horse-racing wagers.
Hollywood Park To Close? October 10, 2012 The California Horse Racing Board and Thoroughbred Owners of California continue to have top-level discussions with Fairplex Park in Pomona and Los Alamitos Race Course for the expansion of one of tho...
ORC Approves Cancellation At Fort Erie October 05, 2012 Following a public consultation process, the Director has issued a Notice of Decision to Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) approving their application to vary the approved 2012 thoroughbred sch...
NYSRWB To Implement Safety Measures September 28, 2012 In light of the announcement today by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo regarding a safety overhaul of NYRA tracks, New York State Racing And Wagering Board Chairman John D. Sabini has issued a statem...
NY Gov. Cuomo Orders Broad Safety Overhaul At NYRA Tracks September 28, 2012 On Friday, September 28, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced his office has received the findings and recommendations of the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety and that the sta...