Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) will enhance the ORC’s current Out of Competition Testing (OCT) program. Effective immediately, WEG will apply for reimbursement of qualifying out-of-pocket testing and laboratory expenses through The Jockey Club’s Out of Competition Testing Grant Fund (“Grant Fund”).
The Grant Fund has been established by The Jockey Club to assist in defraying out-of-pocket costs associated with out-of-competition testing programs for Graded Stakes races at eligible licensed Thoroughbred racetracks to promote the integrity of Thoroughbred racing.
The enhanced testing program will pertain to all Thoroughbred Grade I and II stakes races that will run at Woodbine Racetrack for the remainder of the 2014 racing season.