Over the next few weeks the Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) will be packing up the office and moving a short distance down the street to its new location. Their phone numbers, staff extensions, fax numbers and email addresses will remain the same, but on March 1st you will be able to find them at:
1 West [...]
Courtesy of Standardbred Canada – www.standardbredcanada.ca
Following the recent release of the Drummond Report, and recommendations that would damage Ontario’s horse racing industry, Standardbred Canada is pleased that the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Canada’s largest voluntary farm organization, is in strong support of the men and women of Ontario horse racing.
“Horse racing is a vital part [...]
Wellington, Florida – Looking forward to the 2012 competition season, reigning Olympic champion Eric Lamaze has added several new horses to his show jumping stable following the tragic loss of his 2008 Olympic gold and team silver medal partner, Hickstead, in November.
Lamaze, 43, of Schomberg, ON, has acquired seven new horses. Five were registered as [...]
Vedaprofen no Longer a Permitted Medication in Equine Canada Sanctioned Competitions
Ottawa, Ontario—The Equine Canada Medication Control Committee is announcing the following changes to Equine Canada medication control regulations regarding Vedaprofen.
As of June 1, 2012, Vedaprofen will no longer be a permitted medication in Equine Canada sanctioned competitions. As a result, horses competing in Equine [...]
11 Harwood Avenue South, Suite # 202
Ajax, Ontario L1S 2B9
Phone 905-426-7050 • Fax: 905-426-7093
qrooiheadoffice@gmail.com
February 16, 2012
Honourable Dwight Duncan, MPP
Minister of Finance
7 Queens Park Crescent, 7th Floor,
Toronto, ON M7A 1Y7
RE: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS REGARDING THE ONTARIO SLOTS AT RACETRACKS PROGRAM
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI), I am writing to respond to statements you made [...]
HBPA OF ONTARIO – MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD!
15 February 2012
Dear Members,
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry is facing its most serious crisis yet. This past Monday the Ontario Government announced they were considering changes to the Slot at Racetracks revenue agreement shared by the horse racing industry. In 2011 the horse racing industry’s share paid through [...]
February 15, 2012 – QROOI – NOTICE TO THE INDUSTRY: VOICE YOUR SUPPORT FOR ONTARIO HORSE RACING
In response to the Ontario Government’s announcement that they are considering changes or a reduction to the Slots at Racetracks revenue shared by the horseracing industry we are asking you to ‘STAND UP’ for our industry. ‘STAND UP’ for [...]
Campbellville, Ontario, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
“The horse racing industry is a self-sustaining industry. We have never taken a penny from the government. We subsidize the government, not the other way around.”
Ontario Harness Horse Association
In 1998 the horse racing industry negotiated an agreement charging the Ontario government a fee which allows them to locate and operate [...]
http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/2-14-12/call-action.html
Standardbred Canada is strongly encouraging all members of Ontario’s immense harness racing community to stand united and make your voice heard for the future of horse racing in the province.
Yesterday, finance Minister Dwight Duncan suggested that in light of tomorrow’s release of the Drummond report, the provincial government is planning to review the Slots at [...]
By Lana Taylor
As a resident of Ontario, I’m writing to ask you to vote against the proposed plans to cut the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s revenue sharing program with Ontario racetracks.
The “Slots at Racetracks Program” is a tremendous benefit to rural economies as a portion of slot machine revenue bolsters the purses won by [...]
