Kris Svela from ‘The Wellington Advertiser’ interviewed Ian Mathews, from the law firm representing the Standardbred breeders. Mathews said his clients did not want to file lawsuit, but with a two-year window to take legal action, felt they should move ahead with it last week. Later in the article Svela describes his interview with Pat […] Read more »
‘Better Farming’ Magazine Interviews Tammy McNiven and Walter Parkinson About Lawsuit
Matt McIntosh from ‘Better Farming’ has written an article about the Ontario Standardbred horse breeders lawsuit. In the article Mr. McIntosh interviews Tammy McNiven from Twinbrook Farms in Ingersol and Walter Parkinson from Seelster Farms in Lucan. Tammy McNiven explains how the Standardbred breeders in Ontario were kept in the dark about the “out-clauses” contained in […] Read more »
Ontario Horse Racing, Update On The Ontario Alliance Tracks
The Ontario Horse Racing division of the Ontario Racing Commission has provided the Premier of Ontario and the province’s Minister of Agriculture & Food, Kathleen Wynne with this update on the progress in implementing the five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan. While the announcement does not include a racing calendar, it does officially announce the Ontario […] Read more »
Julians Caesar, OSS Graduate, Wins Top Trot In Northfield
Ontario Sires Stakes graduate Julians Caesar returned to his winning ways Monday evening at Northfield Park thanks to his come-from-behind tally in the $9,500 Open Trot. Trained by Ron Burke and paired up with driver Chris Page, Julians Caesar capitalized on a covered-up trip en route to posting the one-length decision over Action Broadway […] Read more »
‘On The Edge’ Interview About The Breeders Lawsuit With Walter Parkinson
Walter Parkinson , President of the SBOA, discusses the Breeders Lawsuit with Harold Howe, from The Harness Edge, on the latest podcast of ‘On The Edge’. Walter explains how the group of plaintiffs reached the decision to hire a lawyer and pursue legal action after discussions with the government for breeders compensation were not successful. To hear the complete podcast […] Read more »
Dali To Race And Breed In Ontario
After three years away from racing, world champion Dali will be making a return to the track starting with a Friday qualifier at Woodbine Racetrack. “He bred a few years in Indiana, and with Ohio slot money increasing and Indiana’s decreasing, he was brought back here to support breeding in Ontario,” Isaac Waxman told Trot […] Read more »
