To enhance a coordinated governance approach during the soft merger period, there have been positive changes to the makeup of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) and Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) Boards. The Government of Ontario appointed ORC Chair Elmer Buchanan to the Board of the AGCO for a period of one year, effective July 22, […]
Horse Racing News
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is currently distributing 4,000 USB sticks packed with information on how to prevent horses from getting sick to racehorse caregivers in all 10 Ontario race tracks paddocks and race offices as well as approximately 20 major training centres. The USB sticks include unique whiteboard videos introducing the basics of understanding […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced the appointment of Ms. Christine Magee and Mr. Hugh Mitchell to its Board of Directors. Ms. Magee is the co-founder of Sleep Country Canada, the largest retailer of mattresses in the country. She has spent the majority of her professional life effectively building Sleep Country Canada into a prominent, much-admired […]
At the recent International Society for Equitation Science Conference, a team of researchers from Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, discussed a study they conducted which asked whether eye wrinkles in horses are caused by negative emotional states or if they are simply an anthropomorphic interpretation based on the fact that humans associate wrinkles […]
Interpol, the longest shot on the board at 25-1, turned the tables on Are You Kidding Me and Golden Sabre to win a thrilling edition of Sunday’s $232,400 Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Sid Attard for JMJ Racing Stables LLC, Interpol arrived at the 1 1/4-mile turf event from an even […]
Charles Fipke’s homebred Danish Dynaformer seized the lead in mid-stretch and drew off to a huge 7 ¾- length win in the 125th running of the $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, third jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Sunday at Woodbine. The son of Dynaformer competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown, finishing […]
Habibi, patiently ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, was full of run down the lane en route to an impressive score in Saturday’s co-featured $102,600 Flaming Page Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Frostad for Augustin Stable, Habibi arrived at the 1 1/2-mile turf stake for older fillies and mares from a disappointing eighth-place run against the […]
Ruth Less Blue went gate to wire to take Saturday’s co-featured $150,000 Vandal Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Scott Fairlie for Rijack Farm and Ace Racing Stable Inc., the dark bay son of Giant Gizmo, sent to post as the 4-5 mutuel favourite in the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-bred juveniles, was guided to […]
Justin Stein rode Academic to victory on Saturday, August 15 in the 86th running of the $200,000 Canadian Derby at Northlands Park Racetrack & Casino. Academic’s win is the first time a filly has won the Canadian Derby since 2003. Jockey Justin Stein from New Westminster, BC was a finalist two straight years for a […]
On August 11, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of a positive test result for West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse from the Sudbury area. The unvaccinated mare developed neurological signs which progressively became worse over 48 hours and necessitated humane euthanasia. During this time of year, veterinarians […]
The sun sets on the 2015 Canadian Triple Crown series on Sunday with the 125th running of the $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, at Woodbine. The Breeders’, at one and one-half miles over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, will be televised live on TSN1 in HD from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a post time at […]
Calgary Cat, Canada’s reigning champion sprinter, split rivals at the top of the lane and swept past Essence Hit Man en route to a comfortable victory in Wednesday night’s $107,400 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Kevin Attard for owners Stephen Chesney and Cory S. Hoffman, Calgary Cat arrived at the six furlong […]
Online polls are now open for members of the Ontario Equestrian Federation to vote for the directors at large they would like to represent them on the board of directors. All adult members are eligible to vote and are encouraged to exercise that right. There are four director at large positions available and members can […]
Get Rhythm rallied wide down the lane to earn her first stakes score in Sunday’s $140,000 Ontario Debutante Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Catherine Day Phillips for an ownership group that includes Anderson Farms Ontario, Inc., Kingview Farms, Sean Fitzhenry, and John Fielding, Get Rhythm arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for juvenile fillies […]
Woodford Racing LLC’s Season Ticket, confidently handled by Patrick Husbands, surged to the lead in mid-stretch and never looked back en route to an impressive score in Sunday’s $250,800 Wonder Where Stakes, third leg of the filly Triple Tiara, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse, the Lemon Drop Kid bay arrived at the grassy 1 […]
