Several recent positive drug tests may have been the result of prohibited substances in feedstuffs. One of these prohibited substances is ractopamine, which is used to promote weight gain and feed efficiency and is licenced in Canada for use in beef cattle, pigs and turkeys. Following several positive tests in Ontario, the Ontario Racing Commission undertook […]
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been cleared of any wrongdoing surrounding the drug scandal that plagued his equine operations last year. Following several drug-related incidents in 2013, Sheikh Mohammed tasked Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police chief commissioner, with investigating the matters and proving that he had no knowledge of the banned substance […]
Planning for Ontario’s 2014 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) is well underway, following approval of the budget by the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission last week. It is anticipated that the structure will remain very similar to the successful 2013 Program with a full season of restricted and stakes racing as well as substantial awards […]
The Board of Directors of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario, (HBPA), is pleased to advise there will be live thoroughbred racing at Fort Erie Race Track in 2014. Meetings to organize, schedule and promote the race meet at the historic border oval are taking place. Horse people can assist by spreading this […]
The British Columbia Horse Racing Industry Management Committee will meet February 11, 2014, in Vancouver, to discuss the allocation of funding for 2014 and the number of races to be held at Hastings Racecourse this year. Discussions have been ongoing since September 2013, but the matter has yet to be resolved. Horsemen in the Thoroughbred […]
The Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee held its annual review of the Graded and Listed Stakes in Canada and while the number of Graded Stakes in Canada remains unchanged at 43 there is one notable downgrade for 2014. The Graded Stakes Committee meeting, conducted by Committee Chair, Jeff Begg with all Committee Members […]
Wando, Canada’s Horse of the Year and Triple Crown champion of 2003, succumbed to a suspected heart attack today at the age of 14 at Schonberg Farm, where he has stood at stud since 2011. The Gustav Schickedanz homebred son of Langfuhr-Kathie’s Colleen was trained throughout his career by Mike Keogh. “It’s a very tough […]
The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 39th Annual Sovereign Awards Party to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada and to honour the Canadian Champions of 2013, on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon arriving […]
It is important that all owners, trainers and breeders understand the events that have unfolded with regards to the ongoing discussions that representatives of the thoroughbred sector have had with Douglas S. Scott, Chair of the Horse Racing Industry Management Committee, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and standardbred sector. Recall that in April 2013 the HRIMC […]
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is moving forward to implement a provincial approach to purses, consistent with the 5 year Horse Racing Partnership Plan, and as recommended by the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel. Among its recommendations – in an effort to provide customers with the most attractive product possible – the Panel acknowledged that […]
Equine Canada would like to extend an invitation to the Canadian equestrian community to register for the 2014 Equine Canada Annual Convention, being held Feb. 5-9, 2014 in Winnipeg, MB. On-line registration for the Convention or specific scheduled events is available. In addition, registration packages can be sent by mail. To request a hard copy […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced its results for Woodbine’s 2013 Thoroughbred racing season, which concluded Sunday, December 15. The 131-day meet produced “all-sources” per card wagering of $3,095,872, a 6.41 per cent increase over the $2,909,394 per card recorded in 2012. The overall wagering was $405,559,284, compared to $453,865,564 in 2012, which featured 25 more […]
Quaesitor closed from last to first to capture the Grade 3, $172,800 Valedictory Stakes, the final stakes event of Woodbine’s 2013 thoroughbred season. Trained by Ian Howard for Wayward Stable, Quaesitor arrived at the Valedictory off of consecutive scores in marathon events winning a 1 1/2-mile optional claiming tilt on August 2 and a 1 […]
There were familiar names on top of the leaderboard at the end of Sunday’s 13-race season-ending card at Woodbine. Mark Casse recorded his seventh straight training title and eighth overall, winning 85 races, after notching 94 wins in 2012. Casse recorded a record 119 wins in 2011. Casse also led in the purse earnings category, […]
Paladin Bay, ridden by Gerry Olguin, battled back gamely on the inside to win the featured $150,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. At the finish of the mile and one-sixteenth contest for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies, Paladin Bay, trained by Harold Ladouceur for owner Jessie Ladouceur, emerged a neck winner over Splashy Gizmo in a […]
