Serving the Interests of Ontario Standardbred Breeders
On June 1, 2015 John Snobelen penned an open letter to the Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and to the Honourable Charles Sousa, the Minister of Finance. His letter contained these integration imperatives that require input from the industry: Developing options for improving industry self-governance; Building industry capacity to effectively […] Read more »
The cancellation of Ontario’s Slots at Racetrack Program (SARP) has necessitated a lengthy and critical review of how the province’s vital horseracing industry might move forward to a future of profitable growth and true self-sustainability. This is, by no means, a simple task or one to be taken lightly. Patchwork “fixes” are not an option […] Read more »
On Thursday, Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Souza released the 2015 Budget. While the province’s horse racing industry wasn’t referenced in terms of an increase or decrease to funding, the Budget did hint to other proposed changes. In the section titled “Creating a Supportive Business Environment“, the Province noted changes will be proposed on a […] Read more »
Lawyers representing standardbred horse breeders in their lawsuit against the province of Ontario say counsel for the province is trying to drag out the case and inflict punitive punishment on the breeders. Tuesday afternoon, the two sides were in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Guelph, where Judge Michael Emery dismissed the province’s request […] Read more »
On July 24, 2014 close to 120 industry stakeholders, including breeders, drivers, OLG representatives and racetrack officials, gathered at Country Heritage Park in Milton, ON to participate in an open Industry Information Meeting hosted by Ontario Horse Racing (OHR). Elmer Buchanan, Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission opened the meeting, followed by John Snobelen, […] Read more »
The Province Of Ontario and the OLG have released their Statement Of Defense in regards to the Ontario Standardbred Breeder’s Lawsuit. The Ontario Standardbred Breeder’s then made their replies to these statements. The full documents in PDF format can be seen by clicking on the red titles below Statement Of Defense- Province Of Ontario […] Read more »
