A unique trio of faces was featured on the Wednesday evening (April 29) episode of COSA TV. The biggest Standardbred breeders in harness racing — Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky (of Hanover Shoe Farms), Ann Straatman (Seelster Farms) and Pat Woods (Winbak of Ontario) joined host Greg Blanchard to fill viewers in on how they are coping […] Read more »
Horwath, “There’s Rebuilding That Needs To Be Done And Breeding Will Be Part Of That.”
During a media scrum this week at the Fort Erie Race Track, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said that a long-term solution for racing at the historic Fort Erie track and the entire provincial racing industry should be a priority. According to an article by the Fort Erie Times, Horwath said that a solution should be provided to […] Read more »
New Jersey Legislature Approves Plan To Help Increase Horse Breeding Industry
Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer’s bipartisan plan to increase the number of standardbred horses in New Jersey was approved today by the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee. “It wasn’t that long ago that New Jersey’s equine economy was fueled by dozens of stallions and thousands of mares, yet today there are just three stallions, and […] Read more »
Guelph Mercury: Breeding Numbers Show Harness Industry Is In A Death Spiral
Breeding numbers prove Ontario’s harness racing industry is starting to nosedive into a death spiral now that the Slots at Racetracks program has ended. In fact, the sharp decline began more than a year ago when the Liberal government announced the program would end in March of 2013, effectively stripping the industry of more […] Read more »
