Tim Hudak

Breeders Lose, Who Wins?

September 01, 2012

The question on the minds of many in horse racing as the calendar turns to September is just what will be the impact on Ontario's horse breeders with 2012 yearlings, clearly the immediate losers as a ...

More From Kitchener/Waterloo By-Election Candidate

August 31, 2012

"You have to go back in the history of the province to find out why the government first brought slots into the harness racing industry and it was to generate jobs and build up the harness racing indu...

OEF Responds To Sandals

August 31, 2012

Comments made in a recent newspaper article by Liberal Guelph MPP Liz Sandals minimizing the impact that the loss of the Slots-At-Racetracks program will have on the horse industry and the economy has...

MacLeod's Motion Passes

August 31, 2012

Progressive Conservative Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod's private members motion calling for Ontario's Auditor General to review the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s new gaming plans was pas...

OMAFRA Panel Responds To Questions About OSS & HIP Programs

August 30, 2012

As standardbred yearlings get set to sell at auctions across North America a number of questions are still being asked about the future of the much-heralded Ontario Sires Stakes program.

Natyshak Calls On McMeekin For 'Comprehensive Transition Plan'

August 30, 2012

On Thursday, August 30 during question period in the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park, Essex MPP Taras Natyshak (NDP) called on Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin to come up with a 'comprehensive...

Opposition Parties Support MacLeod, Horse Racing At Queen's Park

August 30, 2012

The Thursday, August 30 Queen's Park rally in support of Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod's private members bill was the scene of something rare. The rally laid the groundwork for Ontario PC ...

OAAS: Funding Model For Racing Is Essential

August 30, 2012

The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies has announced its support for the Ontario horse-racing industry. Commenting on the OMAFRA Panel’s report on horse racing, the OAAS has stated that som...

Kitchener/Waterloo By-Election Candidates Weigh In

August 29, 2012

The candidates from Ontario's three major political parties vying for MPP of the Kitchener/Waterloo riding recently went on camera discussing the contentious slots-at-racetracks situation. Each stated...

MacDonald To Speak At MacLeod Rally

August 29, 2012

Horseman Anthony MacDonald, who earlier this summer was affirmed as a candidate to become the PC nominee in the Guelph–Wellington riding, has told Trot Insider that he will be speaking at the Thursday...

McMeekin Comments On Racing's Future

August 28, 2012

The slots-at-racetracks program won’t be resurrected, Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin said Monday, but he’s hopeful there will be a better way forward after the horse racing industry transition p...

OFA/OEF Wants Interim And Long-Term Plans From Ont. Gov.

August 28, 2012

On August 28, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and Ontario Equine Federation (OEF) penned a joint letter to Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin asking the prov...