Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson was appointed to The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee during the recent 2019 Round Table.
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Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson will be cheering for Federal Law, a horse he bred and sold as a weanling, in the Queen’s Plate.
Jim Lawson formally stepped down as Chief Steward of The Jockey Club of Canada in April 2015 and the Board of Stewards has appointed Jeffrey Begg to the position of Chief Steward. Mr. Lawson recently replaced Nick Eaves as CEO of Woodbine Entertainment Group thus initiating his decision to step down as Chief Steward. James Lawson […]
The Board of Directors of Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced the appointment of Jim Lawson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today confirmed that it has reached an agreement in principle with the Province which ensures the continuation of live horse racing at Woodbine and Mohawk Racetracks for the next two years. “This long-awaited agreement offers stability while WEG and our partners in horse racing work with government towards a long-term sustainability […]
Gravelly Bay, an improving daughter of Strong Hope, seeks her first stakes win in her first-added money test, Saturday’s $150,000 Ontario Damsel, set for one mile on Woodbine’s E.P. Taylor Turf Course. Owned by Jim Lawson and trained by Sid Attard, Gravelly Bay, which was the original name of the settlement now known as Port […]
