Olympic show jumper Ben Maher has received criticism following an incident at the Horse of the Year Show, CSI3* Birmingham, on October 10th, and rumours have been swirling that the FEI issued a warning over his conduct. The FEI has, however, released a statement in order to dispel these rumours, in which it is made […]
If you missed the first episodes of “Talkin’ Horses” on CTV and CTV2, don’t worry because you can watch them on the Talkin’ Horses YouTube channel. See episode one below, in which Joe Tilley and Jason Portuondo discuss the week’s horse racing highlights, The Vice Regent Stakes and the Canadian Premiere Yearling Sale. http://youtu.be/XPP-cbUvBY0?list=UUv56NpL-7FEAU0QUdhgBLPQ Here is episode […]
For the past three years, the sale of Fort Erie Race Track has been in the works, and the deal is set to close as early as this week, according to Jim Thibert, chief executive officer of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium. Bullet News Niagara broke the story July 30th, reporting that the track’s […]
An exercise rider and the horse he was riding died at Woodbine Racetrack on Tuesday June 24th. The three-year-old filly, Tawney’s Wish, collapsed and fell on top of Mourad Boudraa, who suffered head injuries, and was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after 6:00 a.m. Early reports indicate that Boudra was a top exercise rider, […]
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), has asked candidates who are running for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to sign a pledge indicating they will be a ‘Champion of Horse Racing and Breeding’ if elected on June 12, 2014. Several politicians have sent responses, which OHRIA has posted on value4money.ca and will continue to do […]
Private member’s bill C-571, which sought to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act, was defeated in the House of Commons May 14th, with 102 votes in favour and 155 against. Introduced by NDP MP Alex Atamanenko of British Columbia Southern Interior, the bill was intended to place restrictions on […]
Dutch meat trader Jan Fasen, who worked for Draap Trading, the company at the centre of last year’s European horse meat scandal, is currently in custody as subject of a meat-labelling fraud investigation. The charges stem from an incident in which horse meat from Romania found its way into numerous frozen ground beef products in […]
The skies cleared about 1:00pm on Sunday at Hastings Racecourse and the race goers poured in for what appeared to be the largest opening day crowd in many, many years. General Manager, Darren MacDonald in his first year as G.M of the East Hastings Oval was grinning from ear to ear as the handle […]
A year-long legal battle between the Manitoba Jockey Club (MJC) and the provincial government over funding of live Thoroughbred racing at Assiniboia Downs has come to an end. In a joint statement on April 23rd, it was announced that the parties have entered a 12-year deal, which will see the MJC continue to operate the […]
On March 31, 2014, the private member’s bill C-571, introduced by Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior), underwent a second reading at Parliament. The bill seeks an amendment to the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act, which would prohibit horses from crossing provincial and international borders for slaughter (import and export) […]
