Public Input Sought On Applications To Vary 2013 Race Dates

Published: December 5, 2012 04:53 pm EST

On Wednesday, December 5, the Ontario Racing Commission released a notice to the industry stating that applications to vary the 1st quarter of the 2013 race date schedule have been received by the ORC and are currently being reviewed by the Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP).

The contents of the ORC release appear below. To view copies of the complete applications from various racetracks to drop race dates, please click here.


Notice to the Industry – Public Input sought on applications to vary 1st QTR 2013 Race Dates

Deadline for submitting comments is December 9, 2012

Applications to vary the 1st quarter of the 2013 race date schedule have been received by the Ontario Racing Commission and are currently being reviewed by the Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP). The IM Group will form its recommendation to the Director guided by the principles of the ORP.

On December 4th, the IM Group invited the applicants and any respective horsepeople’s associations to its meeting to discuss the submissions. The exchange of ideas was very informative and all parties participated in an open and frank manner about the rationale for their position or concerns, given the current circumstances.

To help formulate its recommendations to the Director, the IM Group is seeking public input on the proposed variances. Unfortunately due to the time constraints, the period for public input will be very short. To be considered, public comment on the applications must be received by December 9, 2012. Submissions can be faxed to (416) 213-7827 or emailed [email protected].

In summary, the applications are as follows:

January 1 through March 31, 2013

Woodbine Racetrack
• Drop Thursdays
• (4 days a week to 3 days a week)

Western Fair District
• Drop Wednesdays
• (4 days a week to 3 days a week)

Flamboro Downs
• Drop Wednesdays and Thursdays
• (5 days a week to 3 days a week)

Georgian Downs
• Drop all five days in the 1st Quarter

Rideau Carleton Raceway
• Drop 3 Fridays in March


(With files from the ORC)

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