Yesterday during the Queen’s Park question period, Conservative MPP Randy Pettapiece from Perth-Wellington who serves as opposition critic for the horse racing industry, called on the Minister of Finance, Charles Sousa, to do more to help Ontario’s horse racing industry, and commit to keeping all 14 of Ontario’s racetracks open. Pettapiece pointed out that it […]
Horse Racing News
Closing day arrived on Sunday and it was a lot like the day before, wet. Once again the Hastings track crew produced a functional racing surface despite the meteorological challenges and all contestants appeared to return in good order. Most of the day’s winners were horses that closed to some extent or the other. Track […]
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has proposed a new funding model for the Ontario racing industry worth $1.5 billion over 17 years
An additional nine horses touched down at Pearson International Airport on Monday night as part of a massive European-based contingent set to compete on Sunday’s lucrative Pattison Canadian International card, at Woodbine. The group includes International hopefuls Dartmouth and Protectionist; E.P. Taylor contenders Aim to Please, Banzari, Diploma, Nezwaah, Parvaneh and Swiss Range; and five-year-old […]
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a persistent and incurable viral disease of equines (i.e. horses, donkeys, mules, zebras) which has nearly worldwide distribution. There is no available vaccine or treatment for EIA. It is a World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) listed disease and has been on Canada’s list of reportable animal diseases since 1971. Subsequent to the […]
We were all grateful for a Thanksgiving Day as gorgeous as the one we were gifted with. It was a beautiful day at one of the world’s most spectacularly set racetracks, that being Historic Old Hastings Racecourse, aka, the Track of the Water and Mountains. There was a free Thanksgiving Lunch in the backstretch kitchen […]
Dragon’s Cry took charge entering the far turn and never looked back while giving jockey Sheena Ryan her first stakes win in Monday’s $125,000 Bull Page Stakes. The six furlong Bull Page attracted a field of five Ontario-sired 2-year-olds and Waubaushene, breaking from the outside, showed briefly in front before Dragon’s Cry moved up to […]
Live Oak Plantation’s Golden Hawk remained undefeated in two starts and completed a sweep of the weekend 2-year-old stakes for the Mark Casse stable with a handy score in Sunday’s Grade 3 Grey Stakes. Breaking from post 4 in the compact field of five, Golden Hawk was away alertly but was pressed by Han Sense […]
In the fall, some owners and caretakers are faced with the onset of obvious foot pain in their horses for no apparent reason. What’s going on? Dr. Eleanor Kellon, an established authority in equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance, says the vast majority of laminitis cases have a hormonal/endocrine root. “There is a peak in the […]
Horses based in England, France and Germany are making their way to Woodbine for the $1-million Pattison Canadian International, but the aptly-named World Approval will have a much shorter journey to Canada from his Saratoga home in upstate New York. Conditioned by Woodbine’s leading trainer Mark Casse, World Approval is one of five Grade/Group 1 […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced that a mandatory payout for the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 is slated for Sunday, October 16, Pattison Canadian International day. The final opportunity to wager on the Jackpot Hi-5 before the mandatory payout date will be Sunday, October 9. The carryover will continue to build through that date, provided there is […]
Students interested in pursuing equine studies now have an Associate Diploma in Equine Care and Management to consider at the University of Guelph..
Cindervella, under leading rider Eurico Rosa da Silva, was full of run late as she swept by her rivals in the last jumps to break her maiden in style in the $125,000 South Ocean Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo for owners Frank Annecchini and Rocco D’Alimonte, Cindervella came into the 1 1/16-mile […]
Highland Reel, Dartmouth and The Pizza Man are among 26 nominated to the 79th running of the Grade 1, $1-million Pattison Canadian International, to be held Sunday, October 16, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, one of Canada’s richest thoroughbred races (the other $1 million races are the […]
Country Boy 123’s sizzling victory in the $116,100 Picov Derby on Sept. 19 highlighted an exciting afternoon of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs in which wagering for the 10-race card set a record. Total all-source wagering for the afternoon was $131,387, bettering last year’s Picov Derby card total of $79,015, an increase of 65 […]
