Woodbine Entertainment

Mohawk To Issue Access Cards

Woodbine Entertainment would like to inform all members of the Standardbred racing community that it will begin issuing Access Rights Cards to all participants starting Tuesday (June 1, 2021).

Copeland Joins Woodbine Entertainment

Woodbine Entertainment announced today that it has appointed experienced sports executive Michael Copeland as its Chief Commercial Officer as the organization eyes growth opportunities.

Bill C-218 Passes House Of Commons

Woodbine Entertainment, Canada’s most experienced sports betting company, congratulated the Government of Canada on passing Private Members Bill C-218 during its Third Reading in the House of Commons ...

Mohawk Stakes Payments Due

Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to issue a reminder to all owners, trainers and horse people of Thursday’s (April 15) stakes payment deadline for the 2021 season.

Woodbine Continues Push To Race

"We are now at a critical time where we need to take action to ensure we are permitted to safely operate live horse racing (without spectators) as soon as the stay-at-home order is lifted."

Eligibility For Vaccination Notice

The Government of Ontario has now moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan which provides eligibility to essential frontline workers who cannot work from home, which includes agricul...

Lawson Discusses Sports Betting Bill

After speaking in favour of fixed odds wagering at the end of 2019 and since, Woodbine Entertainment and its CEO Jim Lawson recently applauded an amendment to Private Member’s Bill C-218 that would re...

Ontario Racing Offers Free HPItv Preview

As of today, more than two million households in Canada now have access to live horse racing 24 hours a day for the entire month of March.

Woodbine Supports Single Event Sports Wagering

February 18, 2021

Woodbine Entertainment reiterated its support for the legalization of single event sports wagering and is confident the horse racing industry, and the more than 50,000 jobs it supports across the coun...

2020 Media Excellence Awards Finalists

December 30, 2020

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 Media Excellence Awards, sponsored by Ontario Racing for the fifth consecutive year.

In Memoriam - 2020

December 28, 2020

As the end of the year approaches, we pay tribute to some of the people and horses that passed away in 2020

Fleissig To Lead Woodbine Development

December 08, 2020

On Tuesday (Dec. 8), Woodbine Entertainment announced that it has retained the services of Collaborative Equities and its managing principal and prominent developer William Kohn Fleissig to lead its p...