Pena Immediately Suspended After 1,700 Drug Violations
May 24, 2012:
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board announced on Thursday, May 24 that it has suspended trainer Lou Pena effective immediately and indefinitely after it found that horses under his care were illegally drugged in nearly 700 races in New York State. It has been announced that horses from his stable have amassed more than 1,700 equine drug violations
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A Mixed Bag Of Gaming Zone Responses
May 24, 2012:
It appears as though the 29 gaming zones outlined in the OLG's recent RFI have turned out to be proverbial lightning rods since they were unveiled last Thursday. A highly respected racetrack executive has gone on the record as saying that the proposed zones are not set in stone. A mayor has said he doesn't want a casino. And a Liberal MPP has said that the OLG disregarded his pleas to include his locale, which includes a raceway, in the zoning mix
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NDP To Force Summer Election?
May 23, 2012:
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan indicated Wednesday, May 23 that there have been recent disputes between the reigning Ontario Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party over the budget bill which could trigger a summer election
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Molson Pace Match Up Contest Open
May 23, 2012:
The I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club is gearing up for the $300,000 final of the Molson Pace, set to take place this Friday, May 25 at The Raceway at Western Fair District, featuring some of the best pacing horses in North America. It’s one race you don’t want to miss!
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Power Park To Stand And Race
May 24, 2012:
He’s been a remarkable racehorse for 10 years, one of the best Quebec-bred pacers ever. Now, owner Gilbert Sauve is giving Power Park a shot as a stallion
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Illinois House Approves Gaming Bill
May 24, 2012:
On Wednesday, May 24, the Illinois House passed an expanded gambling bill which would see slot-machine gaming come to state racetracks
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MN Threshold Limits Bill Passed
May 24, 2012:
The Minnesota Racing Commission, which regulates horse racing and card clubs at racetracks in the state, has announced the passage and signing into law of MRC-sponsored legislation facilitating the establishment of therapeutic drug threshold limits for racehorses
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Big Chocolate Ready For The Big Show?
May 24, 2012:
Trainer Homer Hochstetler cherished his first trip to the Hambletonian last year with Whit, and hopes to be back in this year’s edition of trotting's holy grail with Big Chocolate
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Put On A Show Favoured In Betsy Ross
May 23, 2012:
Put On A Show brings a four-race win streak to Sunday afternoon’s $100,000 Betsy Ross Invitational for pacing mares at Harrah’s Philadelphia
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Tetrick Chasing History…Again
May 23, 2012:
Driver Tim Tetrick already owns a number of records in the sport of harness racing, and he’s on the verge of adding another one to his star-studded resume
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Red Shores Launches Drive For Charity Event
May 24, 2012:
Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park and Red Shores at Summerside are gearing up for a busy season with exciting race series, signature events and a new Drive for Charity event
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Festival To Pay Tribute To San Pail
May 23, 2012:
A new Equine Festival, which will take place this Saturday (May 26) and Sunday (May 27) at the Lindsay Fairgrounds, will include a special tribute to San Pail, Canada’s 2011 Horse of the Year
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Monticello Raceway Dark May 28
May 24, 2012:
Monticello Raceway will not be hosting any live racing on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28
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Preferred Upset For Chinnys Wings
May 23, 2012:
Chinnys Wings was treated to a two-hole trip in Wednesday’s $11,000 Preferred #2, and that helped him secure a win while treat his backers to a flashy return on their pari-mutuel investment
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Gural: Support The Big M Racing Program
May 23, 2012:
Meadowland Racetrack operator Jeff Gural has penned an open letter to horsemen in which he has expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of entries to the track's pari-mutuel races
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Goshen To Host Announcer Idol
May 23, 2012:
A racing fan who has always longed to grab the mike and call a race will get that chance at the upcoming Grand Circuit meet to be held at Goshen Historic Track
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Guessing Game For Meadows Patrons
May 23, 2012:
Entering Wednesday, Dave Palone had 15,090 career wins, good for second place in North American harness racing history. Herve Filion holds the all-time record
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Mohawk Sched Shifts To Four Days A Week
May 23, 2012:
Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced the 2012 Mohawk standardbred meet, which kicked off last Thursday, will shift to a four-day-a-week schedule
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Mohawk Date Reduction Approved
May 23, 2012:
Following a period of public consultation, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved an application received from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) to vary the approved 2012 race date schedule for Mohawk
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OHHA Announces Meetings For Districts 5 & 9
May 23, 2012:
The Ontario Harness Horse Association has announced the details of separate meetings for its District 5 and District 9 members. In addition to those, OHHA is also reminding its members of a District 7 meeting, which will take place this Friday
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New Online Nurse Mare Program
March 4, 2010:
Standardbred Canada's Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier
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OHRIA Issues Open Letter To Premier McGuinty On Foreign Investment
May 11, 2012:
The Letter below was sent on Friday (May 11) afternoon from Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association to the Premier of Ontario responding to a series of inaccurate comments Minister Duncan made about horse racing, while attacking a significant foreign investor
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Owner Takes Out Full-Page Ad In Support Of Horse Racing
May 14, 2012:
Ed James was recently recognized at the leading owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, but after today James might just be heralded as the leading owner in all of Canadian horse racing after paying for a full-page pro-racing ad in Monday's (May 14) Toronto Star,
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OHRIA Task Force Retains Sadinsky
May 22, 2012:
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has announced that it has created a task force which is aiming at dialogue with the Ontario Government. The task force has retained former Ontario Racing Commission Chair Stanley Sadinsky to assist and advise it on the development of the plan
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"This Is Going To Hurt Them"
May 19, 2012:
After the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation revealed its gaming zones for potential casino expansion on Thursday, one MPP feels that the government's move to end the slots at racetrack program in 2013 will end up costing them money both now and in the future
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UPDATED: Thomson Questions Liberal Strategy, Duncan Issues Reply
May 10, 2012:
After being compared to jailed investor Bernie Madoff in Thursday's (May 10) Guelph Mercury, Ontario Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Dwight Duncan issued a public reply
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OLG Announces RFI, Outlines 29 Gaming Zones
May 17, 2012:
On Thursday, May 17, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a Request for Information in regard to its expansion of private-sector gaming in accordance with its previous-announced and highly controversial gaming modernization plan
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Hudak: “It’s Heartbreaking"
May 18, 2012:
During a Thursday morning town hall meeting in Guelph, horsemen Jody Jamieson and Anthony MacDonald took the opportunity to discuss the Ontario Liberal Party's recent actions toward the provincial horse-racing industry with Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim
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Value Of Ontario Horse Racing
May 6, 2012:
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry is part of a highly competitive global market. The industry contributes 60,000 jobs, $1.1 billion to the provincial government and $2 billion in recurring expenditures – all of which would be lost if the Slots at Racetracks Programs is cancelled in Ontario
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Referendums On Casinos Nixed?
May 18, 2012:
Word comes from Queen's Park that earlier this week the Liberal government quietly amended the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act to remove any need for a municipality to vote in favour of a casino before
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Premier McGuinty, Are You Listening?
May 3, 2012:
Members of Ontario's horse racing industry ask Premier Dalton McGuinty what the future holds for their industry if the Slots at Racetrack partnership is
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Ministry Of Finance Officials Dispute Duncan's Job Numbers
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
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Overwhelming Public Support For Slots At Racetracks Program
March 23, 2012:
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 currently has with Ontario's horse racing tracks (61%) according to a new survey conducted by Forum Research
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