While Alberta awaits construction of its brand new racetrack, Century Mile, racing will continue at Northlands Park Racetrack in Edmonton. Earlier this year, it was announced that 2016 would be the final season of Thoroughbred and harness racing at Northlands, but the track has reached an agreement with Horse Racing Alberta that will see races […]
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The Stronach Group has announced that Belinda Stronach will take over the leadership role from her father, Frank Stronach
During the first meeting hosted by Ontario Racing to discuss the proposed long-term funding plan, the OLG revealed that they are reconsidering how to incorporate gaming products for the horse industry. Previously, the OLG’s vice-president of horse racing, Cal Bricker, told Canadian Thoroughbred magazine that the OLG’s integration with horse racing would be limited to […]
After the second day of meetings hosted by Ontario Racing (OR) to discuss the proposed long-term funding plan, the issue of transparency on a variety of issues has emerged as an early and central theme. In order to secure 17 years of government funding worth $93.4 million per year, the proposal being presented to the […]
Conquest Vivi remained perfect through three career starts with a stalking score in Sunday’s $125,000 Victorian Queen Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Conquest Stables LLC., the well-bred daughter of Court Vision-Keen Victory settled in fourth position in a field of six Ontario-sired juvenile fillies before rallying wide down the lane for […]
Touch of Disney, so named for the unique Mickey Mouse marking on his nose, rallied wide down the lane to capture Saturday’s $125,000 Overskate Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Norm McKnight for owner-breeder Bruno Schickedanz, the six-year-old Mr. Scotty gelding rose from claimer to stakes winner with a perfectly timed trip under Omar Moreno. The […]
I hope you will all forgive my use of this medium to let you know about Clive’s death early this morning at Vancouver General Hospital at 79 years of age. He was admitted to the hospital this past Saturday due to a combination of symptoms related to his COPD and cardiac status. Various tests and […]
Equine Guelph is calling on grooms, trainers and owners in the racing industry, to complete a first of its kind survey on racehorse health and well-being to direct future research and programs for the industry. Your feedback can help shape the future of racing in Ontario. The goal of the survey is to learn more […]
Will She, patiently handled by Jesse Campbell, settled off a hot early pace before pouncing to an open lengths score in Sunday’s co-featured $150,000 Fanfreluche Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike Keogh for owner-breeder Gustav Schickedanz, Will She arrived at the six furlong Tapeta sprint for Ontario-bred juvenile fillies from an off-the-board effort in the […]
Robert Marzilli’s Caren made her final start of 2016 a winning one with a front-running score in Sunday’s $150,000 Carotene Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo, the three-year-old daughter of Society’s Chairman picked up her fourth stakes win of the meet, and surged past CDN$1-million in purse earnings, with a decisive score in the […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) today announced an agreement customers can now wager directly
The 2016 thoroughbred racing season at Northlands Park Racetrack & Casino concluded today with Rico Walcott winning the Harvest Gold Plate aboard Royal Warrior in the last stakes race of the season. The average daily handle was at $273,767 while the 69-day meet saw export sales hit $176,158. “Thoroughbred racing is a true thrill ride,” […]
It was another record setting year at the Fort Erie Race Track, as the 119th season of live racing at the border oval came to a close on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Among the many positive highlights for the year was a 20 percent increase in all-source wagering to $28,855,000 over 40 days of racing. On-track […]
The 2016 live racing season came to end on Sunday and its very good to report the 2016 season was a total success. The most important stat I believe is we have stabilized the industry over the last three years and 2016 we started to turn the corner and head back in the upward direction […]
Horse people from the Quarter Horse, Standardbred and Thoroughbred industries in Ontario have joined together to form the Horse Peoples’ Alliance of Ontario. The Horse Peoples’ Alliance of Ontario believes that the horse people of Ontario need to empower their advocacy and representation with the government and the racetracks by at last joining together horse […]
