Applications to vary the 1st quarter of the 2013 race date schedule have been received by the Ontario Racing Commission and are currently being reviewed by the Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP). The IM Group will form its recommendation to the Director guided by the principles of the ORP. […] Read more »
SBOA Letter To Breeders
SBOA recently sent the following letter to Ontario breeders regarding changes to its membership policies and commenting Read more »
Eric Hoskins’ “Respect For Rural Ontario” Liberal Leadership Campaign Earns Plaudits From OHRIA
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) would like to formally thank Liberal Leadership candidate Dr. Eric Hoskins for building a platform around respect for rural Ontario and horse racing industry as a whole. The past year has been extremely painful for horse racing, as the entire industry has been devastated by the government’s plans […] Read more »
Standardbred Industry RRSP Deadline Extended To Monday, December 3
Due to December 1 falling on a Saturday this year, the deadline for contributions to the Ontario standardbred horsepeople’s RRSP, administered by the Ontario Harness Horse Association, is extended Read more »
Standardbred Canada Extends Registration Deadline On Ontario-sired Foals of 2012
Standardbred Canada’s Board of Directors has approved an extension to the 2012 registration deadline for 2012 Ontario-sired foals. The amendment to the policy and regulations respecting to the registration of 2012 foals that are sired by Ontario stallions only, is as follows: 2012 foals sired by Ontario stallions may be registered until March 31, 2013. […] Read more »
ORC Chair Rod Seiling Seeks Cooperation From Horse Racing Industry Representatives
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) called a meeting of horse racing industry representatives on November 16, 2012. The purpose of the meeting was to provide clarification and additional information about the process of licensing racetracks for pari-mutuel purposes, as well as determining Race Dates for 2013. ORC Chair Rod Seiling opened the meeting with the […] Read more »
