Michael Copeland is determined to bring horse racing in Ontario to the highest level of sports in 2024, and based on his track record, the odds are in his favour. And that is good news for owners, trainers and breeders of racehorses in the province, an industry supporting 25,000 people.

It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of what the future looks like for Ontario horseracing after a conversation with the energetic Copeland, a lawyer and former president and CEO of the Canadian Football League and the Toronto Argonauts, which won the 2017 Grey Cup under his tenure.

Copeland loves sports and the business of sports. He is an athlete, having competed and completed the Ironman challenge and several marathons. His own consulting business is currently guiding Canadian swimming star and Olympics hopeful Summer McIntosh, the Canadian Press Female Athlete of 2023.

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