Canadian Olympic Dressage Rider Belinda Trussell Wins World Development Group Award At $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI At Global Dressage Festival
Wellington, FL (April 12, 2012) – Belinda Trussell, a member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Dressage team, competed in the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI at the Global Dressage Festival, riding away as the winner [...]
April 10th, Fort Erie – It’s official. The Thoroughbreds are back at Fort Erie Race Track in preparation for the 115th season of live racing at the historic border oval. Currently, over 250 horses are stabled on the grounds with more shipping in by the day. More than 900 stall applications have been received from [...]
April 12, 2012 – It can be argued that the origins of the word “horsepower” that permeates modern day car and truck ads can actually be linked to heavy horses, often referred to as draft horses. For generations, heavy horses like the Percherons, Clydesdales, Belgians and Shires represented the power to get things done, from [...]
From Chair Rod Seiling Ontario Racing Commission
April 11, 2012
The announcement by the government on February 13, 2012, ending the Slots at Racetracks Program, has created uncertainty for the industry including the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC). As was announced, however, the status quo does remain until March 31, 2013, when the slots program expires.
During this time [...]
Toronto ON – April 10, 2012 – In a response to the Ontario government’s decision to cancel the Slots at Racetrack Program, Ontario Horse Racing President Sue Leslie and key members of the industry will taking their message to the public and will be available to answer questions tonight and Thursday April 12, during telephone [...]
Majority of Ontarians Support OLG Slots at Racetracks Program and Horse Racing Jobs
During a legislative debate on March 27, 2007, Liberal MPP Vic Dhillon rose in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and said:
“Our government understands the horse racing industry and the vital role it plays in Ontario. It’s a $2-billion industry which is generating 65,000 [...]
Ottawa, ON — Ashley Holzer’s CDI results in Florida this season continue to sizzle following her most recent competition, the Global Dressage Festival CDI 5* Wellington, presented by Diamante Farms, held March 29–April 1 in Wellington, FL.
On Thursday March 29, Holzer, who is originally from Toronto, ON, rode Breaking Dawn, a bay 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood [...]
Horsewoman Meets Byrdman On Radio Talk Show
Wellington, FL (March 30, 2012) – New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is always up for a thrill – after all she writes thrillers for a living. Her fans certainly got a thrill when Hoag recently appeared on the North Palm Beach radio station AM 960, WSVU with [...]
Toronto, ON – April 2, 2012 – Finance Minister Dwight Duncan continues to downplay the significance of the horse racing and breeding industry in Ontario, along with the number of jobs that would be impacted by ending the Slots at Racetracks Program.
In defence of his position, Duncan claims ‘nobody believes’ 60,000 Ontarians are employed by [...]
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