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Is Your Horse Farm at Risk?

Guelph, ON – Live and online now, Equine Guelph’s new and improved Biosecurity Calculator, sponsored by Vétoquinol, is a tool designed for horse owners to generate a report that grades them on their biosecurity management practices on their farms. Today, the equine industry faces a high biosecurity risk – especially given the high rate of […]
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CBC and Calgary Stampede Announce 5 Year Broadcast Agreement

Calgary, AB – CBC and the Calgary Stampede today announced a renewed broadcast agreement, to begin July 2011 and continue through 2015, with an option for additional coverage in 2016 and 2017. The agreement ensures that coverage of the world-renowned The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth will continue to be seen on CBC Television, CBCSports.ca and […]
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Tickets On sale for Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala Induction Ceremony

Everyone is invited to honour the 2010 Inductees at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame’s 2010 Induction Ceremony and Gala Fundraising dinner on Thursday, August 19 at the Mississauga Convention Centre.  Tickets are now on sale and are $150 each or a table sponsorship is $1500 which includes eight seats plus a $300 donation […]
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Covert-Lawrence and Candidate du Marquet Top Young Horse Series

Blainville, PQ – The third event in the eastern division of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place on Friday, July 9, during the Jumping Internationale de Blainville I held in Blainville, QC. Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, and Candidate du Marquet dominated the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division.  The pair jumped double clear […]
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The Jockey Club of Canada Announces the Election of New Stewards

Toronto, ON – At the annual meeting of Members held on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Woodbine Race Track, new Stewards and Members were appointed to The Jockey Club of Canada. The Jockey Club of Canada’s newly elected Board of Stewards is comprised of: Jeff Begg, Richard Bonnycastle, Geordie Hendrie, Jim Lawson, Sue Leslie, Ross […]
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Horses Excluded from Alberta Livestock Aid Program

In the May issue of the HIAA (Horse Industry Alberta Alliance) eNews, we announced that the Pasture Recovery Initiative (PRI) launched by the provincial and federal governments was available to horse producers. The press release for the initiative did include equine breeding stock, but horses have been excluded from this program other than PMU (none […]
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Big Red Mike wires field in Queen’s Plate

Toronto, ON – Big Red Mike, ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, made every pole a winning one in taking the 151st edition of the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, Sunday at Woodbine. Trained by Nick Gonzalez for Terra Racing Stable, Big Red Mike, a homebred chestnut gelded son […]
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Queen’s Plate Notes

Early Look at the 151st Queen’s Plate Field (13) Horse – Owner/Trainer/Jockey Big Red Mike – Terra Racing Stable/Nicholas Gonzalez/Eurico Rosa da Silva Dark Cloud Dancer – Sam-Son Farm/Mark Frostad/Javier Castellano D’s Wando – D’s Stable, Riviera Racing Stable & Yorktech Racing Stable/Ian Black/Emma-Jayne Wilson Ghost Fleet – Jim Dandy Stable/Sid Attard/Richard Dos Ramos Giant’s Tomb – […]
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Vétoquinol Voluntarily Expandes Recall of Longisil

Ottawa, ON – The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that Health Canada is advising veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners that Vétoquinol N.-A. has voluntarily expanded the December 2009 recall of the prescription veterinary drug Longisil (DIN 00461679) to include one new lot, due to an unusually […]
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Application for 2010 Race Date Amendment Fort Erie Race Track

The Ontario Racing Commission is circulating this application for an amendment to the 2010 approved race date schedule and will receive comments on the application from interested industry participants before making its decision on the application. Racetracks make application to the Ontario Racing Commission in the fall of each year for their live and simulcast […]
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2010 Breeders’ Cup Features 65 Races at 23 Tracks Worldwide

New York, N.Y. – The Breeders’ Cup Challenge, a series of automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will increase expansion this year with a record 65 races taking place in seven countries at the world’s greatest racing venues, it was announced today. (Click on link for complete schedule http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx)   The expanded Challenge series, […]
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Tasty Temptation Wins Fourth Straight in Hill ‘N’ Dale

Toronto, ON – Woodford Racing’s Tasty Temptation was a determined winner of Sunday’s $100,000 Hill ‘N’ Dale Stakes at Woodbine. The Mark Casse trainee wore down front-runner La Rocca and staved off a bold late bid from her arch-rival Milwaukee Appeal, last year’s champion three-year-old filly and Woodbine Oaks heroine. The victory was the fourth straight […]
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Agriculture Critic Moves to Ban Horse Meat for Human Consumption

Ottawa, ON – New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (BC southern Interior) tabled a Private Members Bill (C-544) yesterday that would effectively shut down the slaughtering of horses for human consumption in Canada. “The fact is that drugs which are prohibited for use during the life of any animals destined for the human food supply are […]
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Presenting: 100 Reasons to Come to The 2010 Games

The countdown to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has reached 100 days to go… still looking for a good reason to go? We’ve got you covered. Here are the top 100 reasons to come to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. 100 reasons to come to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]