ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the restrictions on horses stabled in Barn 3 are lifted. Those horses have rejoined the general populations for purposes of training and racing. In addition, horses NOT stabled in Barn 1
The Ontario government has signed agreements for transition funding with 12 racetracks for the 2013-2014 racing season. This funding is intended to bridge the gap between revenue lost by the ending of the Slots-At-Racetrack Program and operating costs while the
The following letter was written by Premier Kathleen Wynne regarding the state of horse racing in Ontario: The new Ontario government believes in a strong, sustainable future for the horse racing industry in this province. We have a plan, guided
Five Iron took command out of the gate and would not be denied a front-running victory in Sunday’s $153,300 Victoria Park Stakes, at Woodbine. Five Iron, trained by Robert Martin for Fred Allor, came into the 1 1/8-mile ‘Poly’ event
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers confirms that for all horses stabled in Barn 3, negative results have been returned for PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests for EHV-1. Consequently, Barn 3 horses are now allowed to train on
Live racing for Monday, June 17th has been cancelled at Fort Erie Race Track as a result of insufficient entries. Racing will take place on Sunday, June 16th at 1:15pm and Tuesday, June 18th at 4:15pm.
Jockey Ramon Dominguez, who was injured in a fall at the Aqueduct Racetrack in January, has announced his retirement from racing. Leading American jockey at the time, Dominguez fractured his skull when he fell off Convocation, who clipped heels with
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced that there have been five confirmed reports of the neurotrophic form of EHV-1 in thoroughbreds residing in Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack. One horse was euthanized on June 10th after becoming recumbent with a
As reported today by the Daily Racing Forum, the Ontario Racing Commission has quarantined one of Woodbine racetrack’s barns, located in Toronto, and implemented shipping restrictions after two horses tested positive for a strain of the equine herpes virus (EHV-1).
Woodbine Entertainment Group has imposed a quarantine on Woodbine Racetrack’ Barn 1 as a precaution against equine herpes virus (EHV-1). On June 10th, two horses from Barn 1 who were exhibiting signs of illness, including fever and neurological symptoms, were
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