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The Jockey Club of Canada Announces New General Manager
Nov 27, 2017

The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce that Camille Casse will take over as General Manager of The Jockey Club of Canada, effective immediately.  With a family immersed in the industry, Camille has grown with a love for horses and...

The Overland Route: How two small win wagers led to a life of horse ownership
Jan 03, 2017

It took but one trip to the racetrack, a pair of two-dollar wagers, and a tidy profit to put Charles Overland on the path to a long-term life as a thoroughbred owner.   As he peered out the window of the taxi that was taking him to Woodbine...

Tish Gonzalez: The perfect marriage of family and thoroughbreds
Mar 09, 2017

Story by: Chris Lomon Photo (top of page, Two Brews to Go) courtesy of Laurie Langley. For Tish Gonzalez, horse racing was – and still very much is – a family affair.   The recollections of her introduction to horses &ndash...

Two New Ontario Racing Director Positions Open to Interested Individuals
Mar 31, 2017

Ontario Racing (OR) is pleased to extend an invitation to interested individuals in the horse racing sector to submit expressions of Interest in joining OR's Board of Directors. There are currently two new director positions (Director-at-Large...

Welcome to the World of Team Pink: “It's okay to be a girl in the horse racing world”
Feb 09, 2017

By: Chris Lomon Although it’s a notion they’ve never pondered, the idea of being role models to women looking to break into the horse racing business suits the duo known as Team Pink just fine.   “I've never thought...

Woodbine 2017 Thoroughbred Stakes schedule released; Overnight purse program enhanced
Mar 03, 2017

TORONTO, March 3 – Woodbine’s 2017 Thoroughbred stakes schedule, featuring the $1 million Queen’s Plate, was released today by Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG).   “We’re proud of our 98-race stakes calendar...

Woodbine announces Winter Series
Oct 24, 2017

Woodbine Racetrack will offer a quartet of winter series in the coming months for three and four-year-old pacers.   The Niagara and Valedictory Series will take place during the month of December, while the Blizzard and Snowshoe Series will...

Woodbine backstretch open for business
Feb 28, 2017

TORONTO, February 28 – It's a sure sign the 2017 thoroughbred racing season is fast approaching as the doors opened to the Woodbine backstretch area on Tuesday morning.   Nearly 200 trainers will put over 2,100 stalls in...

Worth the Weight; Jockey Ed Walton Talks New Rule
Mar 24, 2017

(ED WALTON may be 5 feet, 11 inches tall but he has been a leading rider at Ajax Downs and operates his own breaking and training business with wife Lynette- Laurie Overton Photo)Ed Walton is one of Ontario's most respected horsemen (and...

(AGCO): Addition of clodronate and tiludronate to the Schedule of Prohibited Drugs in the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations
Jun 05, 2018

Please be advised that the regulatory amendment to add the drugs clodronate andtiludronate to the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations has been finalized.Clodronate and tiludronate ...

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