Woodbine Racetrack

Ontario Race Dates Set For 2022

December 23, 2021

On Thursday, Dec. 23, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) released the third and final round of approved 2022 race dates for a selection of Ontario racetracks.

'Racing Night Live' Returns Friday

When Racing Night Live presented by OLG returns this Friday (June 18) on TSN, the broadcast will once again, noted Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson, have all the angles covered — literally and fi...

Property-Focused Stronger Together

Woodbine Entertainment hosted a Stronger Together event via livestream on Wednesday (May 19), where CEO Jim Lawson spoke about and took questions on the development and future of the Woodbine property...

Lawson: Racing A Safe Outdoor Activity

In communication reported on Wednesday, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson told the horsepeople at Woodbine Racetrack to prepare for an early June start date. Trot Insider asked Lawson if the harne...

COVID-19 Pop-Up Clinic At Woodbine

Woodbine Entertainment has announced that a pop-up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be hosted at Woodbine Racetrack, which is located in a ‘hot spot’, beginning on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10 a.m. for th...

Woodbine Looks To Host Vaccination Clinic

As the province-wide shutdown in Ontario continues past its initial end date through to its new extended expiration on May 20, Woodbine Racetrack in Rexdale is in talks to use its currently vacant fac...

Lawson "Frustrated Beyond Belief"

There's a sense of urgency that has seemingly combined with mixed messages for Ontario's horse racing industry, and the product of those two items is leaving the province's horsepeople in an extremely...

Woodbine Addresses COVID-19 Cases

Reports indicate that more than a dozen people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack.

Short-Term Shutdown, Long-Term Peril?

Horsepeople in Ontario have already weathered two government-imposed shutdowns of racing in the past year — and absorbed the economic hits that came with them. Despite the industry's collective resili...

Woodbine Thoroughbred Meet Postponed

As a result of the Provincial State of Emergency declared Wednesday (April 7) by the Government of Ontario, which includes a province-wide 28-day stay-at-home order effective Thursday (April 8) at 12:...

Woodbine Asks For Clearance To Race

Trot Insider has obtained copies of the letters sent by Woodbine Entertainment to both the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto asking for officials to permit live horse racing while a region i...

A Call For Action From Jim Lawson

January 08, 2021

As Ontario's harness racing industry enters its third week of inactivity as a result of the province's lockdown, questions remain as to whether harness racing will resume after that 28-day suspension ...