FOR OUR FRIEND LOU MYLES..
LOU MYLES (second from right), always fun, loved the races. Our dear friend. Condolences to his wonderful wife Wendy who is right beside him as she always was. LongRun Gala photo.
GLOBE & MAIL by Deidre Kelly –
Canadian sartorial legend Lou Myles has passed away at age 87.
The proprietor of Lou Myles Disegnatore, a men’s apparel shop that was among the first in Canada to specialize in custom-made suits from fine imported material, died July 9 at Sunnybrook hospital after suffering a massive stroke.
NICK GONZALEZ/SWARTZ BUY BACKfilly COME TO MISCHIEF FOR $500,000
Gonzalez discusses the Buy-Back with DRF,COM
https://www.periscope.tv/w/aG8bHjM1MDU1NTR8MzY5NTEwMzQNwHqdZh5P
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ONTARIO BREDS IN JULY SALE OF 2YOS
Zayat Stables continues to pad its stable with Canadian-breds as it purchased a Creative Cause filly for $185,000.
In the THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS – Justin Zayat said “The Creative Cause is a nice Ontario-bred filly and we have always been big fans of that program.”
$110,000 Clover Stables 25 C CREATIVE CAUSE JOYCE JENKINS AFLEET ALEX ONTARIO 7 SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT
$185,000 Zayat Stables 51 F CREATIVE CAUSE MADAM ANN MI CIELO ONTARIO 3 BRERETON C. JONES /AIRDRIE STUD AGENT
NOT SOLD (38,000) 68 F SHACKLEFORD MRS. COOLIDGE QUIET AMERICAN ONTARIO 2 TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT X
OUT 191 F MACLEAN’S MUSIC VEGAS BABE BERNARDINI ONTARIO 4 HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY AGENT
OUT 204 F MAJESTIC WARRIOR WOODS BAY MR. GREELEY ONTARIO 7 EATON SALES AGENT FOR WILLIAM D. GRAHAM (WINDHAVEN FARM)
36,000 GARY MANDELLA 278 F SHACKLEFORD COUNTERVAIL SEEKING THE GOLD ONTARIO 2 TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT X
17,000 GAYLES WOODS 299 F COURT VISION DRUIDESS MALIBU MOON ONTARIO 3 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT
20,000 A GONZALEZ 330 C ARTIE SCHILLER GRAM’S BEAUTY FOREST WILDCAT ONTARIO 3 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT
NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW FEATURE by RAY SPITERI
Three years after the slots were yanked out of the Fort Erie Race Track — along with more than 200 jobs — Woodbine Racetrack is one stop away from becoming a full-fledged casino.
While Niagara politicians continue to call for a return of slots at Fort Erie, Toronto politicians voted to endorse the expansion of gambling at Woodbine. It will include 300 gaming tables and an additional 2,000 slot machines.
Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson said the vote “means a whole lot” to the horse racing and breeding industry in the GTA and across the province.
But it’s got some people in Fort Erie wondering: What about us?
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2015/07/09/ontario-continues-to-gallop-right-past-fort-erie
LONGRUN NEWS RELEASE
2015 Lana Hershel Sniderman Award Winner
The Board of Directors of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society is pleased to announce that the 2015 Lana Hershel Sniderman Award (formerly named the Volterra Award) will be presented to Sam-Son Farm and the Samuel/Balaz family at LongRun’s gala fundraiser, “Prancing With the Stars”, on the evening of September 25th.
This prestigious award has been presented to deserving members of Ontario’s racing community for their ethical treatment of their thoroughbreds, both during and after their careers at the track, as well as for their ongoing support of LongRun. Past recipients have been the Krembil family’s Chiefswood Stables, Eurico Rosa Da Silva, Gustav Schickedanz, Steve Stavro and Frank and Elfriede Stronach, all of whom have not only made generous contributions towards the aftercare of LongRun’s retirees, but have also set wonderful examples and put powerful ideas in motion for our industry to follow.
LongRun is pleased to be able to honour Sam-Son Farm in front of its peers at what promises to be a fun-filled Hollywood-themed evening under Woodbine’s trackside tent. For further information and tickets, please contact the LongRun office at 416-675-3993 ext. 1-3440 or at info@longrunretirement.com
DERBY GAMES COME TO CANADA
WireService.ca Media Release (07/09/2015) Toronto, ON – New York-based Derby Games, which has established itself in the United States through its full complement of regulated online games, has introduced hundreds of thousands of new players to horse racing. The partnership with WEG represents the first time Derby Games is expanding its offering to players outside the U.S., through a multi-year partnership which will provide online horse racing games that feature WEG’s thoroughbred and standardbred live cards.
“Woodbine Entertainment Group is pleased to partner with Derby Games,” said Kevin Maharaj, Senior Manager of HPIbet & Simulcast Development. “We are constantly striving to provide new and innovative wagering opportunities. The platform has been very successful in the US, appealing to casual gamers that may be new to our great sport, where they can experience all the action and passion of racing in a truly unique and engaging social interface.”
Derby Jackpot, the company’s first game which launched in 2013, makes betting on and watching live horse races a fun, simple, and social experience available on mobile phones and computers. It brings the thrill of horse racing to the broader market of gamers with the chance to win real money on hundreds of horse races a day throughout the year.
“We’re thrilled to be taking our games to the Canadian market, where online wagering on horse racing has a unique position,” said Tom Hessert, CEO & co-founder, Derby Games. “The interest in expanding horse racing online is global and our entry into Canada provides a launching pad for continued expansion into new markets.”
Derby Games is expected to be launched in Ontario in the fall of 2015 and will operate through WEG’s Canadian licensing and approvals.
About Derby Games (www.derbygames.com and www.derbyjackpot.com)
Derby Games is a dynamic, consumer-facing, technology start-up company founded by Bill, Tom and Walter Hessert. Focused on creating and developing real money social gambling games, Derby Games leverages the power of digital and social media while disrupting and demystifying horse racing. Derby Games has attracted business insights from influential investors, board members and advisors including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, managing director of Bullpen Capital Paul Martino, and Steven Levitt (co-author of Freakonomics and Professor at the University of Chicago). Touted as a potential “panacea” for an $11 billion dollar US horse betting industry, Derby Games is a pioneer in the real-money social gaming world. Derby Games recently raised $6.5M in Series A funding led by Bullpen Capital. Additional Investors include Andlinger & Company, as well as angels Alexis Ohanian, Muskateer Capital partner Martin Lautman, LightBank Partner Bill Pescatello, and Primary Venture Partners general partner Ben Sun.
\CANADIAN HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME 2015 Induction Gala – Wednesday, August 5
TORONTO, ON, July 8 – The 39th Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala Fundraising Dinner on August 5th promises to be an evening of celebration as ten new members join the best of Canadian Horse Racing. Held at the Mississauga Convention Centre, co-hosting duties will be shared by Jim Bannon, Woodbine Entertainment Group Thoroughbred Racing Analyst and 2015 CHRHF Communicator inductee along with Greg Blanchard, Raceway Manager at the Raceway at Western Fair and former racing television commentator. The Gala event will feature a cocktail reception, a fantastic line up of silent and live auction items, a four course gourmet dinner and the Induction Ceremony.
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame acknowledges the generous sponsorship support of this year’s event: Event Sponsor – OLG; Reception and Wine Sponsor – Central Ontario Standardbred Association; Photography Sponsor – Ontario Standardbred Alliance Tracks and Woodbine Entertainment Group for producing the video tributes to each of this year’s inductees.
The CHRHF Planning Committee is putting together an impressive list of live and silent auction items including sporting event tickets, racing related memorabilia and art. All proceeds from the auction will go directly toward helping the Hall of Fame recognize the achievements of those that have built and established the roots of horse racing in Canada.
The gala will celebrate the induction of Standardbred honourees H. Charles Armstrong, Bill Gale, Harry Eisen, Artsplace, and J Cs Nathalie. Thoroughbred honourees include, Robert Anderson, Stewart Elliott, Roger Laurin and Mine That Bird.
The event will pay tribute to 2015 Legend honourees Col. K. R. (Rud) Marshall and Harold H.
There will also be a look back to 1965, the year George Royal was named Canada’s Horse of the Year and Armbro Flight made headlines for her racing accomplishments as a three-year-old.
The reception and silent auction will commence at 5:30 p.m., followed by a four course dinner, live auction and induction ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $175 per person or $1,700 for a table sponsorship which includes 8 tickets and a $300.00 donation to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame are available by visiting the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Online Store at http://shop.horseracinghalloffame.com/ or by contacting Linda Rainey 416-417-9404 or linda.rainey@horseracinghalloffame.com.
Opportunities to advertise in the souvenir induction program and event sponsorship packages are also still available.
