How much revenue does a track keep from pari-mutuel wagering? It depends on what you wager on and where and how you wager. WEG’s Sean Pinsonneault helps demystify a head-spinning set of equations.
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Jessica Phoenix is aiming Down by the Docks for Toronto’s Pan Am Games.
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1), in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. See the notice below. The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has determined that this case does not involve a racehorse. However, […]
One hundred and two stakes races, worth more than $20-million in purses, will highlight Woodbine’s 133-day Thoroughbred meet in 2015. The Woodbine stakes schedule, unveiled today by the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), is highlighted by the 156th running of The Queen’s Plate. The 1 1/4-mile classic, which carries a $1 million purse, is set for […]
If you get the chance to talk to Max Gibb you can’t help but get caught up in his excitement, his passion, his joie de vivre.
Hastings Racecourse’s general manager, Darren MacDonald, reports that there are more than 350 horses now on the grounds. That is very good news because at this time last year it was only about 200 horses on the grounds. MacDonald also reported that a large stable from Portland Meadows had started to ship in and they […]
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency released the following memo to the horse industry regarding their position on the substance cobalt. It states: Given the recent publicity surrounding cobalt, the purpose of this notice is to provide the racing industry with information with respect to the CPMA’s position on this substance. Cobalt is a naturally occurring, trace element […]
New research on a horse's biorhythms and gene reaction.
The Kentucky Senate passed SB74 today, a bill that would enable a lottery game based on the results of live horse racing, by a margin of 22 – 9 today in a morning session at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. The bill creates a new designation called a shared lottery game that builds off […]
Last spring, a group of Standardbred breeders from Ontario launched a lawsuit against the province and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). The group, made of up breeders from nearly 40 Ontario farms, alleged that when then OLG announced the cancellation of the lucrative Slots at Racetracks Program (SARP) in March 2012, giving only […]
