Woodbine Entertainment Group

WEG Raises Early Pick-4 Guarantee

On Monday, April 8 the Woodbine Entertainment Group announced the early Pick-4 wager on its live standardbred racing cards will now carry a guaranteed pool of $75,000, beginning this Thursday, April 1...

Fifty-Nine Nominated To NA Cup

On Thursday, April 4, the Woodbine Entertainment Group announced that 59 horses have been nominated to the 30th edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, Canada’s richest harness racing event...

ORC Approves Race Dates For April

The director of the Ontario Racing Commission today announced the April 2013 Race Date Schedule, based on applications for variance received.

Woodbine Casino Workers Prepared To Strike

It has been announced that workers within the casino area of Woodbine Racetrack have voted in support of strike action.

Holmes: Vaughan Casino Would Have "Devastating" Impact

Jane Holmes, vice president of Corporate Affairs for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, has gone on the record in regard to the City of Vaughan being added to the 'C1' gaming zone within the Ontario Lo...

More On Taras Natyshak's Motion

Many questions surround the motion that will be presented and debated in Ontario's provincial legislature this Thursday, March 28. What does it mean for the slots-at-racetracks program? Is the motion ...

Earn A WHHC Seat From COSA/WEG

Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) is pleased to announce that it is joining with Woodbine Entertainment Group to sponsor a local handicapper at the upcoming World Harness Handicapping Ch...

Snobelen On OLG, Revenue Streams

"I suspect that the Premier and the government of the day have the last word on the policy on this file and I think that was a pretty clear statement of intention from the Premier."

Reactions To Wynne's Gaming Announcement

After Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne promised on Friday, March 8 to incorporate Ontario horse racing into the province's gaming modernization plans, a trio of provincial racing groups and Essex MPP Ta...

More Track Deals Announced; Wynne Promises To Incorporate Horse Racing Into OLG Modernization

Ontario's horse racing industry waited with bated breath on Friday, March 8 for Premier Kathleen Wynne to make her much-anticipated announcement regarding the future of racing in the province.

March 15 WEG Stakes Payments Near

Nominations for Woodbine Entertainment Group’s major stakes events, including the $1 million North America Cup, $700,000E Metro Pace, $700,000E Maple Leaf Trot and $600,000E Canadian Pacing Derby clos...

Snobelen: 'Change Is Never Easy'

Last week, John Snobelen, member of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Panel, penned an opinion column discussing the panel's decisions and reasoning in relation to the transi...