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On the heels of a rally held at Queen’s Park in February, a second rally has been confirmed for Monday, March 26 at Queen’s Park (front lawn – 110 Wellesley Street, Toronto) from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and the Ontario Harness Horse Association would like to extend an invitation to all individuals [...]

It’s all over now and Canada’s Morey Fisk has made it on top (Open Division – Level 4) on last Saturday March 24 in Kreuth (Germany).  Morey was showing ’Chic Dreamn Whizard‘, owned by Larissa Rizzi.  Finals’ score was 223.0 from a five-judges panel: Mark Turner (USA), Brad Kelsall (USA),  Alessandro Meconi (Italy) , Ralf Hesselschwerdt (Germany) and [...]

Fully three quarters of Ontarians say they approve of the ‘Slots at the Racetrack” program (74%), and two thirds approve of the specific terms of the deal OLG has with Ontario’s horse racing tracks (61%) according to a new survey conducted by Forum Research on behalf of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association.
The vast majority [...]

The Economics of Horse Racing in Canada is an in?depth report on the horse racing industry on a province-by-province basis and identifies the significant economic contributions realized through horse racing in Canada – the industry generates more than 47,000 full-time equivalent jobs and $5.7 billion annually to the national economy.
The racing sector represents a small [...]

After weeks of misrepresentation of the OLG Slots at Racetracks Program, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has begun to set the record straight with newly launched billboards and radio ads.
For the next four weeks, more than two-hundred billboards will share the success of the OLG Slots at Racetracks Program with the general public, [...]

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is strongly condemning the government’s decision to force hundreds of hard working Ontarians out of work by closing the OLG slots at racetracks in Windsor, Fort Erie, and Sarnia today.
“This is a sad day for hundreds of families in these communities who found out today that they are [...]

March 13, 2012 – QROOI – To All Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Associates

Your Board of Directors invites you to an information meeting regarding Quarter Horse Racing in Ontario in light of the recent news.  This open meeting will take place Sunday March 25, 1:00pm at Ajax Downs – Lower Level.
There is much happening regarding our [...]

Toronto – The Government of Ontario’s plan to cancel the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program will prove costly, the President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is warning.
Ontario’s horse racing industry employs over 60,000 Ontarians, supports rural Ontario economies by spending more than $2 billion a year, and generates $1.1 billion per year [...]

Time to Check Your Facts Mr. Duncan: Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association Says
Toronto – Finance Minister Dwight Duncan provided an emailed statement to the Windsor Star on Wednesday March 7, 2012, regarding the OLG Slots at Racetrack program that contained a number of inaccurate statements.
“Since 1998 the horse racing industry has received $3.4 billion in government [...]

Ottawa, ON—Equine Canada, the national voice for the horse industry, strongly supports Ontario horse racing and encourages the province to continue its strong partnership with the industry.
For more than 10 years, the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program has been a successful partnership that generates more than a billion dollars a year for the Province and [...]