Hastings Racecourse will hold a paddock sale featuring two-year-olds in training and horses of racing age on March 26, 2016. This is the first such offering, and is the result of the “efforts of the Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association of British Columbia (HBPA of BC) and the British Columbia Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association […]
After more than a century, Northlands Park is stepping out of the horse racing business. It has been announced that 2016 will be the final year for Thoroughbred and harness racing at the Edmonton, Alberta venue, home of the Canadian Derby. The news comes as a blow to the industry, as Northlands Park is widely […]
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is urging farm owners to be proactive in reducing the risk of barn fires, after a recent string of devastating blazes in Ontario. The latest barn fire occurred at Prikken Farm Ltd., south of London, Ontario, on Monday February 1st. It left about 100 dairy cows dead […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group has made adjustments to the Ontario Sire (OS) program for the upcoming 2016 racing season to the tune of cuts of $1.4 million.
A third barn fire in Ontario, in less than two weeks, is prompting questions about the 20-year-old farm building code, which has not been updated since 1995. On the night of January 15th, a barn in Georgetown burned down killing two cows. This follows the January 5th Puslinch fire at Classy Lane Stables and the […]
A fire at Classy Lane Stables in Puslinch, Ontario, has killed more than 40 horses. Firefighters were called to the blaze at about 11:00 p.m. on Monday January 4th. The cause is undetermined at this time. According to Barb Miller, who owns the harness racing facility with husband Jamie, at least 43 Standardbred horses perished. […]
The Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) of Ontario has reported that the installation of a new track surface at Woodbine Racetrack is going well, and on schedule. On December 1st, workers began removing the former Polytrack surface and replacing it with the Tapeta™ (pronounced Ta-PETE-a). As of December 11th, it was estimated that the […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must answer why they allowed hundreds of wild mustangs to be sold for slaughter over a four-year period. It has come to light that the BLM sold nearly 1,800 horses to Colorado rancher Tom Davis, between 2008 and 2012, who resold most of the horses for slaughter. The BLM […]
Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah, added a fourth jewel to his crown when he won the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic and racing’s first-ever Grand Slam title, at Keenland in Kentucky, on October 31st. After claiming victory in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, the three-year-old colt, owned by Ahmed Zayat and expertly […]
Workers at Woodbine Racetrack and Sudbury Racetrack Slots have been locked out by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) since 12:01 a.m. on September 19th. The labour dispute is affecting more than 1,000 members of the Unifor union. In an emailed statement, OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti stated “OLG has informed all unions during bargaining, […]
