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Possible Mohawk Expansion Passes Hurdles

It has been reported that Milton Township, home to Mohawk Racetrack, has recently approved a zoning amendment that will clear the way for the Campbellville raceway to drive on with its long-proposed e...

Mohawk Sched Shifts To Four Days A Week

Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced the 2012 Mohawk standardbred meet, which kicked off last Thursday, will shift to a four-day-a-week schedule

Mohawk Date Reduction Approved

Following a period of public consultation, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved an application received from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) to vary the approved 2012 race date schedule...

Big Rise In Handle For WEG Winter Meet

The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced the average nightly wagering handle on the 2012 Woodbine standardbred meet, which concluded Monday, May 14, showed a solid 10.59 per cent rise over last ...

WEG Applies To Drop Tuesdays

The Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP) has received an application from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) to continue racing four days a week when WEG moves ...

Ontario Gaming News Keeps Coming

Toronto City Council Executive Committee determined on Monday, May 14 that further discussion surrounding casino expansion in the city will be pushed back until roughly October. The move flushed out T...

Holmes: Woodbine Could Close If GTA Casino Goes Elsewhere

"If the slots were removed from Woodbine you would see the end of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto."

WEG’s May 15 Stakes Payments Approaching

The Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind all owners, horsemen and women, of the upcoming stakes closing on Tuesday, May 15

WEG Launches New HPI Mobile Site

Responding to consumer popularity of mobile devices, the Woodbine Entertainment Group officially released its new HorsePlayer Interactive Mobile Betting platform

Lawson Appointed WEG Vice-Chairman

At its meeting Friday, April 20, the Woodbine Entertainment Group Board of Directors appointed James J. Lawson a vice-chairman of the company. Lawson will serve alongside Clay Horner as WEG's two Vice...

Toronto Casino Talk Heating Up

Since the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. stated its interest in opening a full fledged casino in Canada's largest city, investors and the horse-racing industry continue to tout their value to Ontari...

Rule Set For 4YO Stallion Eligibility

The official language designed to exclude the progeny of four-year-old stallions --- absent meeting one of the listed exemptions --- from stakes races at the new Meadowlands, Tioga and Vernon Downs ha...