AGCO Updates Rule Amendments February 12, 2021 To prepare for the return to racing in Ontario, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is actively reviewing Ontario’s horse racing rules and regulations to ensure responsible measures co...
Ontario Race Date, Post Time Changes January 15, 2021 The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has recently approved a number of race date and post time amendments for Ontario racetracks.
AGCO Revises Claiming Rule December 24, 2020 The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is temporarily deleting Standardbred Rule 15.09(a) which requires that horses who are claimed in Ontario only race at tracks in the...
Ontario's 2021 Race Dates Calendar December 23, 2020 In accordance with the recommendations of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and Ontario Racing, the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued the 2021 Race Date S...
AGCO Issues Lasix Program Advisory December 17, 2020 Horses that are entered to race in Ontario which have not been properly enrolled in (or opted out of) the Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage (EIPH) Program will be ineligible to race.
Auditor General Releases 2020 Report December 07, 2020 On Monday (Dec. 7) the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released its first value-for-money report on the operations of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) as part of its audits...
Scheduled iAGCO Outage October 14, 2020 The AGCO would like to advise that iAGCO online services will be offline for scheduled enhancements from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, to 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26.
Standardbred Rules Of Racing Revised August 28, 2020 The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is revising Standardbred Rule 22.01 to enhance the consistency of racing, so that participants and the betting public know where a horse will start ...
Strangles At Emerald Isle Training Centre August 11, 2020 On Aug. 7, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a five-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area at the Emerald Isle Tr...
AGCO Issues Warm Weather Alert June 19, 2020 The health and welfare of the horse is of paramount concern to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and to members of the racing community.
AGCO Issues Trainer Transfer Notice June 16, 2020 On Tuesday, June 16, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued both an information bulletin and a notice to the industry. The industry notice is a reminder that AGCO approval is required for...
EHV-1 Restrictions Lifted At Woodbine June 02, 2020 Effective today (June 2) the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that horses not currently in isolation can now exit Woodbine Racetrack.