On Monday, September 15, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that Flamboro Downs and The Raceway at Western Fair District – with the support of the Standardbred Alliance – are requesting approval for a race-date variance for the 2014/15 race date schedule of each racetrack.
The ORC announced via release that it is circulating the applications for an amendment to the approved race date schedule and will receive comments on the applications from interested industry participants before making its decision on the application.
Copies of the applications and business cases to support these changes are accessible via the links which appear below.
• Request for Race Date Variance for Flamboro Downs
• Request for Race Date Variance for Western Fair
• Request for Race Date Variance for The Alliance
• Western Fair request to revise Race Date Calendar
• Flamboro request to revise Race Date Calendar
The application from Western Fair is as follows:
WESTERN FAIR – REVISED DATES
Delete
Wednesday, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Wednesday, November 5, 12, 19, 26
Wednesday, December 3, 10, 17
(Total – 12 dates)
Add
Friday, January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Friday, February 6, 13, 20, 27
Friday, March 6, 13, 20, 27
(Total – 13 dates)
Post time – 7:05 p.m.
The application from Flamboro is as follows:
FLAMBORO DOWNS – REVISED DATES
Delete
Wednesday, October 1
Wednesday, January 7, 14, 21, 28
Wednesday, February 4, 11, 18, 25
Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25
(Total – 13 dates)
Add
Friday, December 12, 19
Thursday, January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, 26
Thursday, March 5, 12, 19, 26
(Total – 15 dates)
Post time – 6:00 p.m.
Input, comments or concerns must be received by September 23, 014 o be considered and can be forwarded to the Ontario Racing Commission as follows:
Fax
416-13-7827
ORC
Suite 400
10 Carlson Court
Toronto, ON
M9W 6L2