According to the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), since the end of the slots-at-racetracks program in 2011, approximately 9,000 jobs have been lost and 3,000 owners have pulled out of the industry. Taking into consideration stats from 2010, which indicated that each owner invests an average of $279,000 per horse annually, with the loss […]
US animal rights groups will have to post a nearly $500,000 bond if they want to continue their court battle against horse slaughter. On August 8th, a New Mexico judge ordered the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other horse protection groups to pay the bond to cover economic losses in the event […]
FOX Sports and The Jockey Club have announced that the new sports television network, FOX Sports 1, which launches on August 17th, will broadcast prominent graded stakes races starting in 2014. “The Jockey Club is thrilled to be joining forces with FOX Sports to showcase many of this country’s most prestigious races before a national […]
Supply of Adequan® IM and Adequan® IA – the only (PSGAG) approved by the FDA was interrupted last year, resulting in shortages
The Ontario government has signed agreements for transition funding with 12 racetracks for the 2013-2014 racing season. This funding is intended to bridge the gap between revenue lost by the ending of the Slots-At-Racetrack Program and operating costs while the industry transitions. 2013-2014 Woodbine Entertainment Group, on behalf of Woodbine and Mohawk Racetracks – $ […]
Jockey Ramon Dominguez, who was injured in a fall at the Aqueduct Racetrack in January, has announced his retirement from racing. Leading American jockey at the time, Dominguez fractured his skull when he fell off Convocation, who clipped heels with Sovereign Default and fell forward, pitching Dominguez to the ground. In a statement, released by […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group has imposed a quarantine on Woodbine Racetrack’ Barn 1 as a precaution against equine herpes virus (EHV-1). On June 10th, two horses from Barn 1 who were exhibiting signs of illness, including fever and neurological symptoms, were shipped to the Ontario Veterinary College for evaluation, where one, a two-year-old unraced filly trained […]
British trainer Sir Henry Cecil died June 11th, at 70 years old, after a battle with cancer. Cecil, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2011, served as a trainer at Warren Place Stables for 44 years. He had numerous successes including, most recently, as trainer of the famous Frankel, who was retired last […]
Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, BC, is facing a strike action. It was announced on June 10th that Cope Union 378, which represents the employees at the track, has served a 72-hour Strike Notice on the facility. Operated at the Pacific National Exhibition, Hastings Racecourse features live Thoroughbred racing and simulcast racing. It is part of […]
Paul Godfrey, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), has been fired. And, as a result, all seven members of the OLG Board of Directors have resigned. Godfrey, who took on the role as chair of the OLG in 2009, has reinvented the organization, helping it become modern and more efficient, according to […]
