As a follow up to the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) announcement regarding testing for anabolic steroids, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) advises all Ontario racing industry licensees that post race positive tests for veterinary approved as well as non-approved anabolic steroids will be treated as a Class III Drug. Please click on the link below […]
Horse Racing News
Toronto, ON – Horse racing fans have an opportunity to see a side of thoroughbred racing they may have never seen before with the debut of ‘JOCKEYS,’ a 12-part docudrama that chronicles the lives and careers of seven riders, including Canadian champion Chantal Sutherland. The show, which premieres in Canada on Saturday, February 7 at […]
Rexdale, ON – February 2, 2009 – Canada’s leading sire has been named the Year End Top Stallion Awards earner with regard to the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) Stallion Awards Program. Bold Executive has once again topped the list of Ontario stallions with his eligible progeny achieving the highest earnings of all OSS […]
In accordance with Section 24 (a) of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has further continued Nordic Gaming Corporation’s licence to operate Fort Erie Racetrack until March 30, 2009. The Director has taken this action in order to ensure uninterrupted customer service, to work towards providing continued opportunity […]
CFIA has announced the introduction of import restrictions on horses and equine semen originating from the USA as a result of the current US outbreak of Contagious Equine Metritis. Horses and other equidae (asses, mules and zebras) will not require an import permit, but will require additional declarations on the health papers certifying that they […]
Toronto, ON – Racing into hearts and homes, JOCKEYS opens the gate to the enigmatic world of horseracing, complete with high stakes and high drama, both on and off the track. Premiering on Animal Planet Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, the gripping 12-part docu-drama chronicles the lives and careers of seven, […]
Morgan D. Firestone died at home on January 13, 2009, peacefully, with strength and dignity. Husband of Julie (nee Gibson).
Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society of Ontario is proud to announce that Not Bourbon, a Charles Fipke homebred, is the Overall Champion of the new Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program. The son of Not Impossible (IRE) collected $885,000 in earnings this past racing season along with four Stakes wins. The Sovereign Award […]
At fifteen years of age, he’s the youngest recipient ever of the Sovereign Award for Photography, the highest honour bestowed by the Jockey Club of Canada, one that recognizes outstanding achievement in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and breeding. But if luck is where opportunity meets preparation, Matt’s got the formula figured out. The photo opportunity was […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation after confirming that horse semen was imported into Canada from a United States stallion subsequently determined to be infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). There are no human health implications with this disease. United States officials have confirmed that three stallions on a Kentucky farm […]
Jim Roberts, a math professor at Red River College and horseplayer at Assiniboia Downs, outplayed a whopping 2,832 entrants in a free online horse-picking contest at Hollywood Park racetrack to win $5,000 (U.S.) this week. This is the biggest achievement ever by a local horseplayer, considering he was pitting his skills against seasoned experts throughout […]
Hackensack, NJ – Marcavelly (2004, ddark bay, Johannesburg – Dark Jewel by Majestic Light), a multiple graded stakes winner, will stand at stud for the 2009 season at Colebrook Farms Stallion Station in Ontario, Canada. Ahmed Zayat purchased Marcavelly for $340,000 at the 2006 Fasig Tipton Calder sale of select two year olds in training. […]
OUTSTANDING JOCKEY – Patrick Husbands – Now a six-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top rider, Husbands recorded his fifth Woodbine riding title, second consecutive, as he won 166 races at Woodbine. The 35-year-old won nine stakes at the Toronto oval, including the Grade 2 Nijinsky with Seaside Retreat, and led the colony in several […]
Toronto, ON – Woodbine Entertainment Group announced today that betting on Woodbine’s 2008 live Thoroughbred meet, which concluded December 7, remained steady over last year. Handle per race (1,553 races in total) was $217,472 in 2008, compared to $215,489 (1,592 races in total) in 2007, a rise of 0.91 per cent. The “all-sources” total of […]
Toronto, ON – A multi-breed working group, representing a cross section of the horse racing community, met recently to continue the planning and implementation of the Safety Reins Pilot Program. The pilot, announced last month by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), will commence January 1, 2009. The goal is to facilitate a smooth transition to […]
