The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), a self-financing regulatory agency responsible for the regulation of the horse racing industry in Ontario, has an immediate opening for an ORC Veterinarian. As an ORC Veterinarian, you will complete pre-race examinations and observe to determine the racing soundness of horses. You will be present at the track in case […]
Horse Racing News
Toronto, ON – Moment of Majesty, owned by Curtis Joseph and trained by Sue Leslie, goes after her first added-money victory in Sunday’s $150,000 La Lorgnette Stakes, at Woodbine. A three-year-old daughter of Saint Liam, Moment of Majesty comes into the 1 1/16-mile La Lorgnette, a key race on the road to the Woodbine Oaks, presented […]
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame today announced its 2010 inductees including six horses and four people. The Thoroughbred class of 2010 is headlined by Belmont Stakes’ winner Victory Gallop, along with Lady Angela, one of the most influential dams in breeding history, and multiple stakes winner Victorian Era in the […]
Two years after her expose on the horse slaughter industry, Mellissa Fung investigates the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s response on CBC’s The National (program starts at 10:00 PM ET). No Country for Horses, the in-depth feature about the horse slaughter industry in Canada, originally aired on CBC June 10, 2008. Reporter Mellisa Fung investigated the controversial […]
Toronto, ON – Canvasback Farm homebred Tribal Belle rallied smartly to capture Sunday’s Grade 3, $155,500 Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine. The five-year-old daughter of Tribal Rule seized command from Grade 1 winner Dr. Zic with one sixteenth of a mile to go and was under the wire a 1 1/4-length winner. Starting for the first time […]
Toronto, ON – Major Marvel, the longest shot on the board at 69-1, opened the Woodbine turf season with a major upset over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course on Saturday. For the four-year-old bay, trained by Laurie Silvera, the victory was his third lifetime triumph in nine starts and his first tally in his first-ever appearance […]
Toronto, ON – Essence Hit Man, a three-year-old son of Speightstown, humbled five rivals courtesy of a six-length win in Saturday’s $150,400 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine. Essence Hit Man, fresh off a victory in the Woodstock Stakes on April 25, was sent off at 5-1 in the seven-furlong Queenston. The race featured several major Queen’s Plate […]
Toronto, ON – A star-stacked group, including two-time Canadian champion True Metropolitan and a pair of talented Sid Attard trainees, has been assembled for the highly-anticipated first grass event of the Woodbine meet, the Connaught Cup Prep, slated for Saturday, May 15. The seven-furlong event, worth $91,100, for four-year-olds and upward, is the fourth race on […]
Lexington, KY – Champion rider and equine competitor Stacy Westfall will entertain audiences as she performs without a saddle or bridle on her champion horse, Roxy, in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Wetfall, who has appeared on Ellen and is a YouTube sensation, will bring her champion reining horse, […]
Toronto, ON – Oklahoma-bred Hollywood Hit set a new track record for seven furlongs in Sunday’s Grade 3, $153,500 Vigil Stakes at Woodbine. The four-year-old son of Cactus Ridge led at every call, set fractions of :22.08 and :43.72, and completed seven furlongs in 1:20.07 – which is 0.44 seconds faster than Disfunction’s clocking in the […]
Assiniboia Downs kicked off its 52nd season of live racing Sunday with one of the largest crowds anyone could recall in more than a decade. More than 6,000 fans jammed the three level complex betting more $188,000, a 30 per cent increase over last year’s wagering. The parking lot was jammed, something not seen since the […]
Toronto, ON – Sam-Son Farms homebred Hotep took an important step forward with a 3 1/4-length score in Saturday’s $112,600 Wando Stakes at Woodbine. Hotep seized command near the eighth-pole and kept well clear of American invader Alcomatch down the stretch. Just Call Me Roger was third. The Mark Frostad-trained son of A.P. Indy is a […]
Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada is pleased to announce that the Code of Practice for Horses will now be updated. This follows the Government of Canada’s announcement, made at the University of Guelph on April 30, 2010, of its investment in the further development of best-practices for livestock handling. “Taking care of the livestock is […]
Rexdale, ON – May 5, 2010 – The CTHS (Ontario Division) will be hosting its 28th Annual Awards to honour the Ontario-Bred Champions of 2009 on Saturday, June 12th at Copper Creek Golf Club in Kleinburg, Ontario. The event will honour Ellie-Boje Farm as the 2009 Breeder of the Year and the late Michael Burns […]
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the 2010 nominees. A total of 29 horses and people, including 15 nominees in Thoroughbred racing and 14 nominees in Standardbred racing are on the ballot for induction into the Hall of Fame. The gala induction ceremonies will be held Thursday, August 19, at […]
