Serving the Interests of Ontario Standardbred Breeders
On Tuesday morning, April 10th, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath stated that she would not give approval to the 2012 Budget without plans to protect jobs in industries affected by the budget, including horse racing. In the final set of New Democrat proposals, according to the NDP release, “to make the Ontario Budget more fair […] Read more »
The CEO of Greenhawk, one of Canada’s leading horse equipment suppliers, has written to all Ontario MPPs advising them of the widespread fallout from the termination of the Slots at Racetracks program: Dear Member of Parliament, The recent Liberal government s budget initiative to terminate the long standing agreement between the Ontario horse racing […] Read more »
The Program Administrator of the Standardbred Ontario Sires Stakes Program has clarified information currently circulating in the industry. • The May 15th deadline for nominating Standardbred Yearlings to the Ontario Sires Stakes Program has NOT been cancelled or deferred at this time. • Yearling Nomination payments currently being received by the Program are being accepted […] Read more »
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) recognizes the Ontario breeding industry is the first sector of the industry negatively impacted Read more »
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan continues to publicly downplay the importance of the horse racing and breeding industry in Ontario, along with the number of jobs that would be impacted by ending the Slots at Racetracks Program. Read more »
Woodbine Entertainment Group has received March 15th sustaining payments from 55 pacers and 61 trotters for this year’s SBOA Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Eliminations are set for Friday May 18th at Mohawk Racetrack for both gaits and the Finals, at an estimated $160,000 each, are scheduled for Friday, May 25th. One final Sustaining Payment is […] Read more »
