MPP Tim Hudak has released a report, titled “Paths to Prosperity: Respect for Rural Ontario”, that outlines the PC party’s suggestions for supporting rural Ontario. After a year-long consultation with farmers, agribusiness, OHRIA and others, the paper offers 15 suggestions to improve the provinces agricultural industry, including his vision the horse racing industry. Following is […]
Horse Racing News
The Ontario Racing Commission has been made aware of a case of Equine Herpes Virus 1 in a horse at Santa Anita Park. There have been no other reported cases of EHV-1 at the California track. However, due to the infectious nature of this virus, the ORC is announcing measures for horses arriving at Ontario […]
Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee is notifying horse owners that Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 (nEHV-1) has been reported in a horse in the province of Quebec. This is the neurological strain of Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV 1). Outbreaks of nEHV-1 are contagious and have a significant risk of mortality. On February 20, a […]
Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee is notifying horse owners that Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 (nEHV-1) has been reported in a horse at the HITS show grounds in Ocala, Florida. It has been confirmed that it is the neurological strain of Equine Herpes Virus 1 (nEHV-1). Outbreaks of nEHV-1 are contagious and have a high […]
The Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) of Ontario endorses and supports the Horse Welfare Policy adopted by Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG). We believe this was a necessary step to protect racehorses from unnecessary suffering while sending a positive message to the media, public, our customers and the government. As is well-known, the HBPA has […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has released a statement to the Ontario racing community in order to make their position on horse slaughter clear.
The 2009 Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, who underwent surgery on February 13th to repair a section of her small colon which was injured during foaling, is recovering well. Veterinarians at the Rood and Riddle Equine Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky, where she was operated on, are pleased with her progress, but cautioned that she […]
Make the time to tune in to CTV’s Canada AM on Monday, February 25, 2013, at 8:10 a.m. ET to watch Catherine E. Willson, managing partner of Willson Lewis LLP and Horse Sport and Horse-Canada contributor. Catherine will be kicking off Canada AM’s new series: Ask a Lawyer on Monday, February 25, 2013. She will be […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced Woodbine’s full 2013 live Thoroughbred racing schedule, including the date for the 154th edition of the Queen’s Plate. The Queen’s Plate, fist jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Racing, will be run on Sunday, July 7th this year. Live Thoroughbred racing at the Toronto oval will offer over 133 […]
Mark your calendars! On April 6th, 2013 Equine Guelph presents an exciting seminar at the University of Guelph, featuring Ontario Veterinary College researchers who have starred in the popular “Report on Research” video series. By attending this event, which commemorates Equine Guelph’s ten years of service to the equine industry, you will be the first […]
Three men were arrested on Thursday, under the Fraud Act, at two meat processing plants in the UK in relation to the European horsemeat scandal. The plants – Farmbox Meats and Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse – were toured by British Food Safety Standards inspectors last Tuesday, and have had their permits suspended. Meanwhile, in France, investigators […]
NDP Labour Critic and Essex MPP Taras Natyshak says looming layoffs at Woodbine and Mohawk racetracks demonstrate how inadequate government transition plans were following the end of the Slots At Racetracks Program. “Once again, we’re reminded just how short sighted the SARP cancellation really was,” said Natyshak. “By pulling the rug out from under the […]
Stonestreet Farm’s Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, suffered complications after foaling a Bernardini filly on Tuesday. The champion mare underwent surgery yesterday to repair a bruised section of her small colon, which was damaged during delivery, at the Rood and Riddle Equine Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Stonestreet Farm issued a release late […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced a significant restructuring of its operating model. While the company recently announced new transitional agreements with the Ontario government and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), the revenue from those agreements will be significantly less than WEG earned through the Slots-at-Racetracks partnership. As a result, WEG has had […]
European Union officials will meet tomorrow in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the horsemeat scandal that is sweeping the continent. Since the news broke in January that horse DNA had been found in frozen “beef” burgers from the retailer Tesco, in Ireland and Britain, numerous products from several suppliers, have been pulled from store shelves in […]
