The only photographer to have won three Eclipse Awards for outstanding thoroughbred photography in North America, Michael Francis Donnelly Burns, passed away at the age of 84 on February 8. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, before coming to Canada when he was 11-months-old, Burns always had a special affinity for thoroughbreds. He started working at racetracks in […]
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Calling it “one of the most important moments at Oaklawn and in Arkansas sports,” Oaklawn President Charles J. Cella announced Thursday that Oaklawn will increase the purse of the April 3 Grade I Apple Blossom to $5 million provided champions Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta both start. At a morning press conference, Cella reported that he […]
Amid Olympics fever sweeping the racetrack, Assiniboia Downs has announced its live racing dates and stakes schedule for this spring and summer. Coming off a highly successful 2009 live season that saw a 30 per cent increase in wagering, the Downs will continue to offer racing on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m., with […]
The Canadian Graded Stakes Committee met on January 30, 2010 to review races eligible for grading for 2010. Thirty-five races were given graded status. Following the meeting, Michael Byrne, Chairman of the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee, announced that five races received Grade 1 status, 9 races received Grade 2 status and 21 races were given […]
The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards presented at the Ultra Supper Club in Toronto January 29th. This is the first time in the history of the Sovereign Awards that two horses received the same number of votes in one category – Champion Two-Year-Old Female. […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued the long awaited health requirements for all horses bound for slaughter in Canada. In 2009, 56% of the 93,812 horses slaughtered in Canada were U.S. exports. The requirements posted on the CFIA website state, “Effective July 31, 2010, it will be mandatory for all CFIA inspected facilities […]
In response to the European Commission (EC) requirements on the importation of equine meat products from Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with assistance from the Veterinary Drug Directorate (VDD) of Health Canada and equine industry partners has submitted an action plan outlining how Canada intends to meet these requirements. Implementing programs to meet […]
While rescue efforts have been focussed on the overwhelming task of saving human lives in Haiti since the earthquake devastated that country in January, animal welfare organizations are monitoring the situation and waiting for information to determine when and if they will able to get into Haiti to assist injured and abandoned horses, dogs and […]
Breed Program Criteria Books including application forms are in the mail! The 2010 Program criteria for the Standardbred and Thoroughbred Improvement Programs and the Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program are now available. The books provide the specific details for the suite of Ontario breed programs, worth over $54 million in 2010. The 2010 criteria […]
The Jockey Club of Canada announces the finalists for the 2009 Sovereign Awards. Winners will be announced at the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremonies on January 29, 2010 at the Ultra Supper Club, Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1973 by EP Taylor, the Jockey Club of Canada serves as an international representative of Canada’s Thoroughbred sport […]
Windfields Farm, breeder of 361 stakes winners and 48 champions including the internationally renowned Northern Dancer, has confirmed that auctioneer Bob Dickenson will conduct a liquidation auction at Windfields Farm on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Auction Details Items slated to cross the auction block on site at Windfields Farm include tractors, trucks, lawn mowers, farm […]
Toronto, ON – Woodbine rider Chantal Sutherland tallied her second graded stakes score in as many days in Sunday’s Grade 2 El Encino at Santa Anita Park in California. Sutherland and her mount Pretty Unusual prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths over 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion Stardom Bound. Unhurried early in the 1 1/16-mile contest, Sutherland […]
Ottawa, ON – The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that due to the outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in the state of New Mexico, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing the following import restrictions effective January 11, 2010: A) For horses from New Mexico for all […]
Ottawa, ON – The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that Health Canada is warning veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners that one lot of the prescription veterinary drug Longisil is being recalled due to an unusually high number of adverse reactions in animals treated with this lot. […]
Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) is pleased to announce the top earners in the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program for 2009. Sovereign Champion Rahy’s Attorney has been named the Overall Champion of the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program by 2009 stakes earnings ending Dec. 31, 2009. The five-year-old son of Crown […]
