April 28, 2018:

Veteran horseman Mike Saftic was named to the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame two years ago, and it has been announced that the same honour will soon be bestowed upon another area horseman....read on

January 29, 2018:

Sudbury Downs in Ontario and the Gold Coast Racecourse in Australia have both made the news for the same reason – their ambulances – although the reason why the vehicles have hit the mainstream media couldn’t be more different....read on

December 13, 2016:

OLG is continuing its procurement process to modernize lottery and gaming in Ontario by selecting Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) as the service provider for the North and Southwest Gaming Bundles....read on

December 13, 2016:

Following a competitive procurement process, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has selected Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) as the service provider for the North and Southwest Gaming Bundles....read on

March 16, 2016:

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) issued a Notice of Decision to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) on Wednesday, March 15 regarding the transfer of standardbred purse monies....read on

February 16, 2016:

On Tuesday, February 16, the Ontario Racing Commission released a notice of decision stating that the remaining funds in the Sudbury Downs purse account are to be forwarded to the ORC in trust, as well as payment of outstanding regulatory fees, wagering levies and program charges....read on

November 30, 2015:

Trot Insider has spoken with Northern Horsemen's Association President Bob Bodkin for an update in regard to the potential of live Standardbred racing returning to the Sudbury area....read on

May 5, 2015:

Reports indicate that hopes for a 2015 harness racing season at Sudbury Downs are becoming slimmer by the second....read on

November 24, 2014:

"We certainly have to look at prevention, when it comes to regulation, more so than we have in the past."...read on

November 12, 2014:

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is delaying its Request For Proposal for the province’s northern bundle, which includes Sudbury, home to the half-mile Sudbury Downs oval....read on

October 14, 2014:

Could Sudbury Downs race in 2015? The group behind resurrecting Kawartha Downs could answer that question later this year....read on

September 8, 2014:

Preliminary discussions have taken place regarding the creation of a not-for-profit entity to rent Sudbury Downs from the MacIsaac family and operate live Standardbred racing at the northern Ontario track....read on

July 25, 2014:

On Thursday, July 25, during the last sitting of the Ontario Legislature before its summer recess, Nickel Belt New Democratic Party MPP France Gelinas demanded that the provincial government include a key stipulation in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s Request for Proposals for gaming companies that could potentially operate in the northern Ontario region....read on

July 4, 2014:

In accordance with Section 25 of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has conditionally cancelled Sudbury Downs’ ORC licence effective June 30, 2014 at 11:59 p.m....read on

July 3, 2014:

On Thursday, July 3, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that, as one of the conditions set by the ORC director regarding the cancellation of Sudbury Downs’ ORC licence, the director has ordered that all Sudbury purse monies be forwarded to the ORC to be held in trust for the Standardbred horsepeople....read on