As a result of the province-wide lockdown announced on Monday (Dec. 21) by the Government of Ontario, harness racing will be suspended at Rideau Carleton Raceway, The Raceway at the Western Fair District and Woodbine Mohawk Park effective Saturday, Dec. 26. Live racing was previously suspended at Flamboro Downs when the City of Hamilton was placed in […] Read more »
Lawsuit Getting Closer To The Truth
(Story courtesy of Harness Racing Update, and written by Dave Briggs) The former premier of Ontario and other key government officials will no longer have to take the stand in open court to explain why the lucrative Slots at Racetracks Program (SARP) was cancelled, but the lawyer representing a group of Standardbred breeders in a […] Read more »
Lindys Tru Grit To Stand Stud In Ontario
Stakes winning trotter Lindys Tru Grit will be joining the stallion ranks in 2018, standing his first season in Ontario. A son of Cantab Hall out of the Valley Victory mare True Diva (she a full sister to superstar Lindy Lane), Lindys Tru Grit took a mark of 1:52.1 and banked more than $518,000 on the […] Read more »
Shanghai Phil Returns To Ontario
Shanghai Phil (p, 1:50.2s, $636,022), a son of Blissfull Hall from the Matts Scooter mare Matter Of Style, will return to Ontario for the 2018 breeding season. Shanghai Phil was one of the top three colts in his two-year-old season along with Rocknroll Hanover. Shanghai Phil was a multiple stakes winner at age two, including third-place […] 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 »
Physicallyinclined To Stud In Ontario
Ontario Sires Stakes graduate Physicallyinclined will be standing his first season at stud in 2017. A son of Mach Three – Artisticallyinclined (a full-sister to multiple stakes and O’Brien Award winning millionaire Armbro Amoretto), Physicallyinclined won eight races competing in Ontario as a two- and three-year-old for owner-trainer Bruce McGean, who handed over the […] Read more »
