Thoroughbred breeder Yvonne Schwabe and leading Standardbred owner and breeder Brad Grant will join their respective racing committees.
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Sky Sports has acquired UK and Ireland broadcast rights for Woodbine and NYRA races to be shown on AtTheRaces horse racing channel
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced Dan Loiselle, the recently retired ‘Voice of Canadian Horse Racing’, as the guest drawmaster
“The Ontario Sired program isn’t going away, I don’t anticipate any major changes in 2018,” said Sue Leslie president of the HBPA (Ontario).
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is advising employees and members of the public that a labour disruption may take place on Friday, July 14, 2017.
Woodbine Entertainment today announced an investment of over $10 million for Mohawk Racetrack at Tuesday’s Pepsi North America Cup post-position draw.
Woodbine Entertainment Group announced wagering on Woodbine’s 2016 live Thoroughbred racing season, which concluded Sunday, December 4, rose sharply over the 2015 meet. The 133-day season produced an “all-sources” handle of $469,452,009, a 7.1% per cent increase over the $438,185,077 figure recorded from 133 dates in 2015. “We saw tremendous growth in our Thoroughbred racing […]
Essex NDP MPP and Economic Development and Employment critic Taras Natyshak spoke in the Provincial legislature on November 16th about the repercussions of having Woodbine Entertainment Group control racing in Ontario as proposed in Ontario Racing’s long-term funding model. “Why is Ontario Racing currently consulting on a 17-year funding agreement that would effectively hand over […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced Sunday’s 157th edition of the Queen’s Plate, won by Sir Dudley Digges, broke attendance and wagering records. All sources wagering on the 13-race card was $11,839,883, up seven percent from the $11,064,870 figure recorded in 2015. The Queen’s Plate race itself had wagering of $3,354,822, also a record. Attendance for […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that it has selected SWA Group, a leading landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, to create the master plan to guide the long-term vision for Woodbine’s overall development and expanded entertainment offering across its 680 acres of largely undeveloped land. SWA Group was chosen from a short list […]
The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) have announced changes to the condition book affecting Ontario Sired horses for the remainder of the year. WEG will continue to write races for OS maiden three-year-old races until August 1st, and at that time those races will be replaced with a […]
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) will hold a general meeting of the membership on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 to discuss the changes to the Ontario Sired Racing Program. It was announced in January that Woodbine Entertainment Group will reduce funding to the OS bonus program by 31%, or $1.4 million, for the 2016 […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Trinity Development Group Inc. (Trinity) has announced the companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purpose of developing an integrated entertainment venue at Woodbine Racetrack. The WEG-Trinity proposal calls for an entertainment venue of approximately 165,000 square feet and seating for up to 5,000 patrons. It would reside […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group has made adjustments to the Ontario Sire (OS) program for the upcoming 2016 racing season to the tune of cuts of $1.4 million.
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is looking forward to presenting the Breeders’ Cup, Thoroughbred racing’s championship event, set for Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky at all of its outlets, including Woodbine Racetrack. Canadian content for the 32nd edition of horse racing’s year-end title extravaganza includes Woodbine-based horses […]
