WEG Asks Trainers To Enter Online May 21, 2020 With the new health and safety restrictions around limiting the number of horses and people at the track at any one time, Woodbine Entertainment is strongly encouraging all horsepeople to use Standard...
N.A. Cup Scheduled For August 29 May 19, 2020 Woodbine Entertainment is excited to announce that the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup for three-year-old pacers is scheduled for Saturday, August 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.
Canadian Racing's Return In Limelight May 18, 2020 Not only is horse racing going to be the 'only game in town' for a while when it returns across Canada in the coming weeks, but the very fact it is the first major sport to get back to action is makin...
Ontario 'Horse Racing' Can Open / Expand Services Effective May 19 May 14, 2020 On Thursday, May 14, the Ontario government announced the retailers, seasonal businesses and health and community service providers that will be permitted to open or expand their services on Tuesday, ...
Woodbine: Standardbred Stakes Payments Due May 15 May 07, 2020 Woodbine Entertainment would like to inform all owners and trainers that stakes payments for May will proceed as a precautionary measure should live racing resume in June. The stakes payments are due ...
Lawson Hoping For June Return May 05, 2020 In the wake of the Ontario Government announcing the slight loosening of COVID-19 protocols, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson has been cited as conveying that he is cautiously optimistic that liv...
Ontario Harness Ready And Waiting April 23, 2020 “None of the trainers stopped, they’re training their horses every day. If they announced harness racing was starting next week, these horses are ready. That’s a big difference from any of the other s...
Purse Funds Re-Allocation Program Update; Lawson Q&A Replay Online April 20, 2020 On Monday, April 20, Ontario Racing (OR) communicated a few helpful updates to horsepeople in the provincial industry, given that the purse funds re-allocation program has been announced and that appl...
Statement On NA Cup Postponement April 17, 2020 On Friday (April 17), Woodbine Entertainment issued its official statement on the postponement of the 2020 Pepsi North America Cup.
North America Cup Postponed April 14, 2020 On Wednesday, April 15, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson announced that the 2020 Pepsi North America Cup has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Efforts To Secure Relief Continue March 26, 2020 “We’re working with the government on a relief fund, but we’re putting so many grooms and hot walkers and everyone else out of work. And despite the perception that horse owners are wealthy, they real...
Update: Woodbine Suspends April Stakes Payments March 25, 2020 Due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woodbine Entertainment has made the decision to suspend the upcoming April 15, 2020 Standardbred stakes payments. The suspension of payments is for all Woodbine...