Upper Canada Cup Elims Drawn
May 16
Warrawee Needy, fresh off a 1:49.2 31 length romp in a qualifier last week, will make his much anticipated 2012 debut in Saturday’s third $25,000 elimination of the Upper Canada...
More News On Toronto Casino
May 16
Larry Tanenbaum, Chair of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, indicated yesterday at the groundbreaking for the Pan Am Games athlete's village in Toronto, that he's interested...

Fireworks Galore At Mohawk
May 16
The highly anticipated Fireworks and Family Fun Night at Mohawk Racetrack will be even bigger and better than ever with a number of exciting promotions and activities for those...
Maven Upsets Check Me Out
May 16
"I don’t know where she goes next, but wherever she goes, I’ll be there," said Yannick Gingras after piloting Maven to an upset victory over last year's super star Check Me Out in a division...

Domitian Hanover Comes Through The Fog
May 16
Sulkies with fog lights would have been in high demand Tuesday night, with Yonkers Raceway shrouded in a heavy mist through much of the 11-race card. Despite Mother Nature's ...
NDP’s Natyshak Calls For Immediate Consultation
May 15
After putting thousands of jobs in the horse racing sector in jeopardy, the McGuinty government must meet immediately with the sector and consult on ways to support jobs, says...
WEG Applies To Continue At Four Race Days
May 15
The Implementation and Monitoring Group of the Ontario Racing Program has received an application from Woodbine Entertainment Group to continue racing four days a week when ...

Molson Pace Draws Champions
May 15
Two of the brightest stars in harness racing, Foiled Again and John Campbell, will both be at The Raceway in London on Friday night for the Molson Pace eliminations...
Condren The Real Survivor
May 15
For most horsemen, a 2:07.2 mile away from the racetrack might seem insignificant, but for Hall of Fame driver Steve Condren, it was a deeply personal moment, one that...
MGM Makes Pitch For Toronto Casino
May 15
Just as Ed James indicated in his full page ad in the Toronto Star yesterday, MGM Resorts made their pitch to Toronto city council to build a casino in the city. In his ad James warned...

Ed James Steps Up
May 15
Long time owner Ed James showed his devotion to horse racing in Ontario yesterday by purchasing the entire back page of the Toronto Star's GTA section to blast the Ontario government for their decision to stop the slots at racetracks program ...
Breeders Feeling Impact First
May 14
“We want to work with this government to get this right. We really hope they will see that it was wrong to cut us off so quickly," said Karen Favacho, manager at Seelster Farms in a...
Quail Flying High
May 14
Although the stakes program for the Florida program doesn't begin until June 20, Quail is establishing herself as an early favourite in the three-year-old filly pace division...

As Bad As Thunder Continues To Be Good
May 14
Elizabeth Brittingham’s As Bad As Thunder ( Bret Brittingham) may have only one eye, but he knows how to find the winner’s circle.
The six-year-old Badlands...
Taylor Jean Leads Fillies In PaSS
May 14
Taylor Jean powered to the lead from post eight and glided through the slop to capture a division of Monday’s $100,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series stake at The Meadows...
Rare White Standardbred Born
May 14
With each birth of a foal comes hope for greatness, for speed, for courage above all others. Among Standardbreds, those hopes usually come with long odds, as there are about ...
Mohawk Meet Ready To Roll
May 14
Tonight marks the final card of racing for Standardbreds at Woodbine following a seven month meet and live harness racing on the WEG circuit will now move to Mohawk starting...
Woodbine Would Close Without Slots
May 14
“If the slots were removed from Woodbine you would see the end of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto,” Jane Holmes, vice-president of corporate affairs for Woodbine Entertainment Group...
$50k Guarantee At Mohawk
May 14
The 2012 Mohawk meet is set to kick off this Thursday with all the wagers traditionally offered at the Campbellville track. This year, opportunity and choice will be the themes ...
Government's Decision Does Not Make Sense
May 14
“The whole industry is just a basket case. The breeding industry, they have just stopped. Owners of broodmares, they’re not even sending their mares to be bred to sires, because there’s...
Paulson Leads Hana Contest
May 14
Pen handicapper Mark McKelvie was the winner of leg four of HANA Harness’ The Pen vs. The Chip Handicapping Challenge, sponsored by The Hambletonian Society...
May 15 PaSS Reminder
May 14
A final reminder from the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes that there are payments in all age brackets that must be postmarked by tomorrow, May 15.
For yearlings, there is...
Not A Great Mother's Day For Many Ontario Broodmares
May 13
Both the Hamilton Spectator and Toronto Star carry a story today, in print and video format, following the recent birth of Finale Seelster and questioning the colt's future given the provincial government's...
The Battle Of The Misters Goes To Mister Herbie
May 12
Winning Mister and Mister Herbie slugged it out through the stretch in Saturday night's $210,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial final for open trotters at Meadowlands Racetrack...
Another Trophy For Golden Receiver
May 12
This year's Presidential Series and Spring Pacing Championship winner Golden Receiver added the Graduate to his collection with a 1:48.2 in the $180,000 final Saturday night...
New York Sire Stakes Season Starts With A Bang
May 12
Steelhead Hanover, a three-year-old Bettors Delight colt out of the Rustler Hanover mare Special Beauty, won Saturday night's second $48,995 division of the New York Sire Stakes...
Im The Pied Piper Upsets In The Diplomat Final
May 12
10-1 shot Im The Pied Piper played his backers and connections a winning tune in the $75,000 final of The Diplomat Pacing Series on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack...
Stage It Right Sweeps Princess Pacing Series
May 12
Stage It Right turned a pocket trip into a 1:54.2 triumph in Saturday night's $75,000 Princess Pacing Series final for three-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack...
Yarhos Crowned BC Sires Stakes Champion
May 12
Three-year-old pacing fillies went behind the gate in the $75,000 British Columbia Sires Stakes final on Saturday night at Fraser Downs, and Yarhos got the nod in a close finish...
Woodbine Opens To Ideal Choice & Put On A Show
May 12
Ideal Choice stretched his win streak to two with a 1:49.4 score in the $50,000 open pace while Put On A Show ran her skein to four thanks to a 1:50 performace in the $42,000 fillies and mares open...
Sires Stakes Action Occurs At Cal Expo
May 12
Colts and geldings were spotlighted at Cal Expo on Saturday night (May 13) in two $12,000 California Sires Stakes, and Ra Ra Steven and Rite After Disbeer scored...
Bay Of Sharks Repeats In Friendship Pacing Series
May 12
The venue for the second round of the Friendship Pacing Series switched from Georgian Downs to Kawartha Downs, but Bay Of Sharks was just as sharp, picking up his second straight win...
River Shark On The Prowl At Yonkers
May 12
River Shark (Mark MacDonald) was second-over into sizzling Saturday night fractions, winning Yonkers Raceway $36,000 open handicap pace. Leaving from post position three...
Record Night At Pocono
May 12
A week after setting a track record at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Fox Valley Iliad improved his time in winning the $25,000 featured trot on Saturday night at the northeast Pennsylvania oval...
Forty Carrots Rebounds
May 12
Forty Carrots was back in top form after an out-of-the-money finish last Saturday night, winning this week's $18,500 open-1 pace at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in 1:52.1...
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