On Monday, February 28, the Ontario Racing Commission released General Directive No. 1/2011 (Equine Medication Control and Drug Task Force) which sets the new annual allocation of revenue contributions of

purse monies from the various racing associations and horsepeople groups to fund the Equine Medication Control and Drug Task Force, effective January 1, 2011.

The details are listed below.

Track - Monthly Amount (1) - Monthly Amount (2) - Total (1 + 2)

Woodbine Entertainment Group
• Standardbred - $12,408 - $7,904 - $20,313
• Thoroughbred - $11,772 - $9,213 - $20,985
Flamboro Downs - $5,758 - $1,711 - $7,470
Rideau Carleton Raceway - $5,450 - $1,903 - $7,353
Georgian Downs -$3,451 - $1,534 - $4,985
Western Fair Raceway -$3,575 - $1,295 - $4,870
Kawartha Downs - $2,553 - $811 - $3,364
Windsor Raceway - $2,417 - $679 - $3,096
Fort Erie - $1,997 - $944 - $2,941
Grand River Raceway - $2,053 - $724 - $2,777
Sudbury Downs - $1,672 - $538 - $2,210
Hiawatha Horse Park - $1,342 - $399 - $1,741
Ajax Downs - $1,138 - $563 - $1,701
Hanover Raceway - $817 - $286 - $1,103
Woodstock Raceway - $755 - $282 - $1,037
Dresden Raceway - $628 - $192 - $820
Clinton Raceway - $545 - $189 - $734

Total - $58,333 - $29,167 - $87,500

To view an official copy of the ORC release, click here.

(With files from the ORC)