The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 41st Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2015 and to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon […]
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency’s (CPMA) 2016 Elimination Guidelines Booklet is now available for distribution. Please note the title change for this document, as it replaces all previous editions of the CPMA’s Schedule of Drugs booklet. Changes will take effect March 1, 2016. Several elimination guidelines have been removed or significantly modified. A summary of these changes is attached. Prominent changes include: Corticosteroids: Many […]
EquiLottery is excited to announce the launch of the new EquiLottery.com, a site that reflects the considerable growth of EquiLottery since its introduction to the marketplace over the summer of 2014. This fresh approach to presenting EquiLottery gives viewers an opportunity to understand and interact with the game as never before. Visit our How It […]
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Since the inaugural class of people and horses were inducted in 1976, there are now over 500 honoured members in the CHRHF. The public is invited to participate in the nomination of horses and people who have made a significant contribution to […]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced this evening that Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah, the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, was unanimously voted as Horse of the Year at the 45th Annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino in Hallandale Beach, […]
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 […]
One of the richest and most exciting stakes schedules ever presented at Hastings Racecourse launches with the Sir Winston Churchill and Brighouse Belles on opening day, Sunday, April 17. The two $35,000 Allowance Stakes mark the beginning of a 41-stake schedule with purses totalling $2.6 million over the course of the 2016 season, up $100,000 […]
In support of fellow horsemen, breeders from all breeds of racing are stepping forward to help the victims of the fire at Classy Lane Stables, through the 2016 Stallion Season Auction. All funds raised from the auction will go to support the Classy Lane Fire Relief Fund. Starquine.com has donated their services to handle the auction, which […]
The fire at Classy Lane Stables, which took the lives of 43 horses, has had a deep and dramatic impact on Ontario’s horse racing community.
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. […]
