The Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee held its annual review of the Graded Stakes in Canada, and has announced there will be a total of 42 Graded Stakes in 2012, up from 37 in 2011. The five Grade 1 races for 2012 are unchanged. Three Grade 3 races, the Summer Stakes for two-year-olds […]
Horse Racing News
In an effort to kick start increased Ontario participation in the AQHA Racing Challenge, the Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program (the Program) is working in partnership with the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc (QROOI) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) to encourage Ontario owners of 2010 and 2011 foals to enrol […]
The CTHS (Ontario Division) Board of Directors held its first Board meeting with their recently elected members, which included the election of the Executive Committee. The newly elected Executive Committee is as follows: President: R. Glenn Sikura 1st Vice-President: Peter Berringer 2nd Vice-President: Frank Di Giulio Jr. National Directors: Bernard McCormack, Yvonne Schwabe, R. Glenn […]
The Jockey Club of Canada will host their 37th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2011, on Thursday, April 5, 2012, on the third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. Woodbine Entertainment Group will join in the celebration as they get ready to kick-off their 2012 Live Thoroughbred meet on […]
IJsbrand Chardon (NED) won the seventh leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving 2011/2012 in front of a super enthusiastic crowd in Leipzig, Germany this afternoon. Wild card driver Chardon stayed ahead of runner-up Tomas Eriksson (SWE) and second wild card driver Christoph Sandmann (GER), who placed third. With these results, Tomas Eriksson and Zoltan […]
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1), in Southern Ontario. A blood sample from a horse with severe neurological signs tested positive for EHV-1 in early January. The horse was euthanized after its […]
As a result of a historic agreement between the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario and the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium, seven additional Thoroughbred racing dates have been added to the 2012 schedule. During a press conference held on October 18th, it was announced that the 2012 racing season would be shortened […]
Further to the Notice to the Industry issued December 20, 2011 regarding the conditional approval of the 2012 race dates for Fort Erie Race Track, and given that no applications were received to vary the 2012 schedule, the Director is providing Notice of the final decision regarding the 2012 live and simulcast Race Date Schedule […]
With the resurgence of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) infected horses in Canada in 2011, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in consultation with Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee, is developing a new protocol for dealing with this disease. The CFIA is seeking input from members of the Canadian horse industry in the program’s redesign. […]
In order to ensure wagering on horse racing in Ontario continues beyond March 31, 2012, the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has authorized the use of access agreements between individual ORC licensed horsepeople and licensed racetracks for the purpose of compliance with Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) betting supervision regulations. With this move, racetracks […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding transporters and importers that as of January 1, 2012, all shipments of feeder and slaughter horses entering Canada from the United States by ground transportation will be required to proceed through designated ports of entry. Shipments will only be accepted during regular CFIA hours of operation. […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced its 2011 live Thoroughbred racing season saw a significant increase in handle over the previous year. The 165-day meet, which concluded December 4, saw an “all-sources” total of $423,210,680 wagered, a 7.5 per cent overall rise from the $393,506,550 figure recorded from the 167 dates offered last year. It […]
Following the passage of the 2012 Agricultural Appropriations bill, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is urging support of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR 2966/S 1176), which would stop the slaughter of American horses for human consumption by banning it in the U.S. and prohibiting the transport […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced the appointment of Andrew Macdonald as the company’s Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. The newly created position will report to the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Nick Eaves. In this role, Macdonald will focus exclusively on leading WEG’s various strategic initiatives which will have significant impact on the company’s […]
Riverdee Stable’s Eagle Poise, under Patrick Husbands, rallied to win the Grade 3, $153,300 Valedictory Stakes, the final added-money event of Woodbine’s 2011 thoroughbred season, in record fashion. The five-year-old gelded son of Empire Maker dueled with a game Harrods Creek down the lane, gutting out a head score. Eye of the Leopard, the 2009 […]
