Winnipeg track will open for live racing on the date (May 17) that they scheduled for 2021 with plenty of horses.
COVID-19
In an edition of Stronger Together, Woodbine Entertainment president and CEO Jim Lawson is confident racing will get going in the province.
Canada's newly-crowned Horse of the Year makes his 4-year-old debut at Keeneland Apr. 17 while Woodbine is still on hold.
Woodbine released the following letter to Ontario horse people regarding the eligibility of farm workers to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Reacting to the most recent hardships imposed on the racing industry by the recent lockdown, OR is actively working to secure funds.
Every track, every racing organization, every industry member must speak up as government needs to hear from Ontario horse racing.
A rise in positive tests for COVID-19 has led to the Ontario government declaring a 'Stay at Home' order; owners ponder moving horses to US.
The four-week, province-wide shutdown due to the pandemic has halted harness racing but the Woodbine CEO hopes the season opener can go ahead.
Lawson appeals for the prompt beginning to the 2021 Thoroughbred season, as delays have serious implications for horse racing.
The Ontario HBPA and Woodbine Entertainment announced Mar. 13 that purses for 2021 races at Woodbine would stay similar to 2020.
Dr. David Seftel, physician at Golden Gate Fields, kept his Covid patients from getting sicker using the antidepressant fluvoxamine.
The prospect of no fans on track and few jockeys has led to the second straight year the Saskatoon track will not have racing.
A change in the COVID-19 rules for a test made on Thursday led to the California jockey of Max Player being denied entry.
As with 2020, Fort Erie will have 40 racing dates in 2021 with its highlight race, the Prince of Wales, likely scheduled for mid-September.
For the second consecutive year, the most famous Canadian horse race will be held later in the summer due to COVID-19.
