Woodbine Entertainment Group

Dougan On Hanover-OLG Agreement

January 23, 2013

Gord Dougan, General Manager of Hanover Raceway, has commented on the announcement that the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with the Hanover Bentinck & Bra...

OLG Reaches Agreements With 10 Tracks

January 23, 2013

On Wednesday, January 23, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a press release which stated that it has reached lease agreements in principle for its slots operations at a total of 10 provincia...

OMAFRA-WEG Deal Reached; ORC Moves To OMAFRA

January 23, 2013

According to releases sent out by both the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Woodbine Entertainment Group, a deal has been reached between the two parties pertaining to l...

USHWA Announces Hervey Winners

January 18, 2013

Dave Briggs, writing for Canadian Sportsman magazine, and Mike Tanner, writing for Hoof Beats, were named the winners in the 51st annual John Hervey Awards for excellence in harness racing journalism,...

Mayor Ford Attends Consultation Meeting

January 15, 2013

Monday's public casino consultation session regarding casino expansion in Toronto featured a little bit of everything --- Mayor Rob Ford, those both for and against the proposals, and a man dressed in...

MPP Marchese: OLG Modernization Abandons Public Interest

January 13, 2013

Calling it "an aggressive expansion of gambling operations with no other consideration than filling government coffers, cheered on by taxpayer-funded ads and lobbyists hired by Las Vegas billionaires,...

WEG Touts 'Responsible' Location

January 07, 2013

On Monday, January 7, the Woodbine Entertainment Group published an item on its website calling on racing fans, patrons and community partners to voice their support for casino expansion at Woodbine R...

Standardbred Purse Decrease At WEG

January 03, 2013

On Thursday, January 3, the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) issued a joint press release announcing that there will be a reduction in purses

Woodbine Announces Training Schedule

December 29, 2012

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that Woodbine Racetrack will be available for winter standardbred training on Tuesday mornings and on race nights before the live card.

ESPN Discusses Ontario Racing Crisis

December 28, 2012

As the clock ticks down to April 1, 2013, ongoing talk of the end of the slots-at-racetracks program and the massive impact it will have on the Ontario horse racing industry has become so commonplace ...

Amendments To Woodbine’s Draw Days

December 27, 2012

The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced a draw day change for Woodbine Racetrack’s 2013 standardbred winter meet.

First Preferred Win For High Def Z Tam; Filion Takes Five

December 22, 2012

High Def Z Tam came flying home on the far outside to win Saturday's featured $38,000 Preferred Pace at Woodbine Racetrack while O'Brien Award nominee Sylvain Filion put together a five-bagger in purs...