Eligibility For Vaccination Notice April 10, 2021 The Government of Ontario has now moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan which provides eligibility to essential frontline workers who cannot work from home, which includes agricul...
Lawson Discusses Sports Betting Bill March 27, 2021 After speaking in favour of fixed odds wagering at the end of 2019 and since, Woodbine Entertainment and its CEO Jim Lawson recently applauded an amendment to Private Member’s Bill C-218 that would re...
Ontario Racing Offers Free HPItv Preview March 01, 2021 As of today, more than two million households in Canada now have access to live horse racing 24 hours a day for the entire month of March.
Woodbine Supports Single Event Sports Wagering February 18, 2021 Woodbine Entertainment reiterated its support for the legalization of single event sports wagering and is confident the horse racing industry, and the more than 50,000 jobs it supports across the coun...
2020 Media Excellence Awards Finalists December 30, 2020 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 Media Excellence Awards, sponsored by Ontario Racing for the fifth consecutive year.
In Memoriam - 2020 December 28, 2020 As the end of the year approaches, we pay tribute to some of the people and horses that passed away in 2020
Fleissig To Lead Woodbine Development December 08, 2020 On Tuesday (Dec. 8), Woodbine Entertainment announced that it has retained the services of Collaborative Equities and its managing principal and prominent developer William Kohn Fleissig to lead its p...
Single Game Sports Betting Legislation Introduced In Canada November 26, 2020 On Thursday, Canada’s Justice Minister David Lametti unveiled proposed legislation to legalize single-event sports betting across the country while keeping horse racing in a separate system.
WEG Requests Entries Be Made Online November 23, 2020 With COVID-19 numbers rising across the province, Woodbine Entertainment is asking Standardbred horsepeople to use Standardbred Canada's FREE online Self-Serve entry system to enter horses to race and...
Woodbine Statement On Toronto Lockdown November 21, 2020 On Friday (Nov. 20) Woodbine Entertainment issued a statement in response to the Government of Ontario’s announcement regarding Toronto and Peel regions moving to ‘Lockdown’.
Update From The AGCO November 09, 2020 Private Member’s Bill C-218, which seeks to legalize single-event sports wagering in Canada, is currently being debated by Members of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. Woodbine Entertainmen...
COVID-19 Forcing Woodbine To Pivot November 04, 2020 "I'd talked quite positively about (the prospect of) Woodbine not having any government support by 2023 or 2024, but now, quite frankly, I don't see that happening."