Toronto Mayor John Tory’s executive committee has voted to expand gaming at Woodbine Racetrack by a 10-3 majority. Just two years ago, Toronto City council struck down similar expansion plans on the site and rejected proposals to build a major casino in downtown Toronto. The approved proposal would allow the installation of 2,000 more slot […]
A group of researchers, including veterinarians and riders, affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, are studying collapse and sudden death in horses. Their goal is to learn more about what causes these episodes in horses who have died during exercise, in order to develop preventative measures. They are currently collecting data through online […]
American Pharoah claimed the 141st running of the $2-million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 2, 2015. Zayat Stables’ three-year-old colt battled it out with Firing Line along the home stretch, with Victor Espinoza in the irons, to win by a length in front of a record-setting crowd. American Pharoah, trained […]
Animal rights organizations joined forces at the Calgary Airport Authority’swith 14 protesters waving signs and posters in front of the Aerospace Museum
According to a report in the Toronto Star, the issue of expanding gaming operations at Woodbine Racetrack may be back up for debate, after a May 2013 decision to ban table games at the facility. Back in 2013, Toronto’s city councillors voted 20-24 against allowing table games at the Woodbine, during a meeting in which […]
Roberta (Bert) Sheffield (CAN) had a terrific forward and fluid Gr. III Freestyle test, placing second aboard Double Agent (Darcy) with 72.417% in the final segment of the CPEDI3* at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha, QAT. Sanne Voets of The Netherlands made it three-for-three victories, scoring 76.417% aboard Zoya Sollenburg, while Ann Cathrin Lübbe […]
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 […]
Canadians who spend extended periods of time in the United States should familiarize themselves with the Entry Exit Initiative, a new information-sharing agreement between Canada and the US, which allows officials to track how many days Canadians spend in the US. BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, is warning Canadians that if they are not […]
LATEST UPDATE: The state of Florida has fined Lakeland Animal Nutrition $4,000 after feed they manufactured and sold poisoned 22 horses at Masterpiece Equestrian Center in Davie, Florida. An investigation by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services revealed two violations for adulterating and misbranding commercial equine feed and two violations of distributing adulterated […]
Equine Guelph and the University of Guelph would really like to know how you stay up to date on the latest equine research news. Together, they are conducting a study on the awareness of current research among members of Ontario’s horse industry. It will be online until February 1, 2015. The study aims to measure […]
