July 2005Development Plans Announced For Woodbine Live!
Thursday, July 28th 2005 -- Development Plans Announced For Woodbine Live!
"$310 Million Entertainment District Planned"
June 2005 Dance With Ravens, Get Down head Plate Trial
Friday, June 3rd 2005 -- Sam-Son Farm's Dance With Ravens and West Point Thoroughbreds' Get Down top a select field of seven for Sunday's $163,500 Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine, as the countdown to the 146th Queen's Plate, June 26, kicks into high gear.
May 2005 Sam Krasner named 2005 recipient of the Avelino Gomez MemorialAward
Wednesday, May 25th 2005 -- Sam Krasner never could have imagined that his most cherished riding accomplishment would come one year after he decided to hang up his tack.
Race Track Chaplaincy Program
Wednesday, May 4th 2005 -- The Ontario Harness Horse Association, in conjunction with Race Track Chaplaincy of America Inc., is conducting a feasibility study to determine if it would benefit horse people to have a chaplaincy program established at various tracks in Ontario.
NORTH AMERICAN WOMENS DRIVING CHALLENGE
Wednesday, May 4th 2005 -- GEORGIAN DOWNS – JUNE 4, 2005 RACING FOR A CURE
Open Invitation to the Horse Industry
Wednesday, May 4th 2005 -- Equine Guelph takes great pleasure in hosting a lecture on, “Can we drive horses mad? Behaviour and stress in the stabled horse”
April 2005 Harness Horse Youth Camp returns to Mohawk Racetrack in July
Friday, April 29th 2005 -- Woodbine Entertainment will host the popular Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) Summer Camp for the fourth consecutive year from July 5 to July 9 at Mohawk Racetrack.
Champions A Bit O'Gold, Mobil hook up in must-seeVigil
Thursday, April 28th 2005 -- It's certainly not the easiest of spots to be making his four-year-old debut, but A Bit O'Gold, Canada's 2004 three-year-old champion, looks sharp leading up to Saturday's $165,300 Vigil Stakes at Woodbine.
A TOUCH OF SPRING, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2005 AT WOODBINE RACETRACK
Wednesday, April 27th 2005 -- ATTENTION ALL LADIES - Looking for a little somethign different to do, something exciting and fun! Perhaps a Ladies Afternoon out! Woodbine Entertainment Group has the answer for you.
ORC Chair Lynda Tanaka Honoured by ARCI
Tuesday, April 26th 2005 -- On Friday, April 22 at its annual convention, the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) presented Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) Chair Lynda Tanaka with the Joan F. Pew Award.
Nashinda back on track with Whimsical win
Monday, April 18th 2005 -- Though luck hasn't always been on her side, Nashinda certainly didn't need any in taking Sunday's (April 17) $184,100 Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine in impressive fashion.
Opening Day at Woodbine *Soaring* With Simulcast Sizzle
Friday, April 15th 2005 -- Large fields, great weather and the chance to see the 2002 and 2003 Horse of the Year battle for the lion's share of the Jacques Cartier purse is plenty of reason to be at Woodbine's Opening Day, Saturday, April 16.
Live racing opens at Grand River Raceway on Monday
Friday, April 8th 2005 -- Grand River Raceway opens its second season of live harness racing on Monday, April 11.
TORONTO 1 AND WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP TO BRING VIEWERS A FULL SEASON OF THROROUGHBRED RACING
Thursday, April 7th 2005 -- TORONTO 1 and Woodbine Entertainment Group are bringing viewers all the excitement of the 2005 thoroughbred race season. The spectacular Woodbine race season commences live Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 2:00 PM ET. on TORONTO 1.
March 2005 ORC Assists Investigation Leading to Shut Down of Illegal Betting Operation
Thursday, March 31st 2005 -- An extensive three month investigation has resulted in the shut down of an illegal bookmaking business that was operating out of a Markham teletheatre known as Select Winners Lounge.
Model Caretakers Sought for 2006 Calendar
Wednesday, March 30th 2005 -- The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS) is joining forces with Iron Horse Photo Inc. to feature 12 Ontario Standardbred caretakers in the 2006 OSAS Cash & Care Calendar.
March is Problem Gambling Prevention Month
Thursday, March 24th 2005 -- On March 1, 2005 the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) launched “Within Limits - Problem Gambling Prevention Month” at the Sutton Place Hotel.
EquiMania! Youth Quiz Challenge a Huge Success!
Wednesday, March 23rd 2005 -- It was standing room only in the 350-seat auditorium at the new Agriplex, Western Fairgrounds to watch Eilidh Macintyre win top score in her age category and also top overall score of over 220 participants in the inaugural Equimania Youth Quiz.
Queen's Plate Winterbook Favourite Ready For The Big 'Dance'
Thursday, March 10th 2005 -- Dance Smartly has established quite a legacy in the Queen's Plate.
4-H Ontario Kicks-off 90th Anniversary Celebrations
Tuesday, March 8th 2005 -- 4-H Ontario kicked-off its 90th Anniversary with a great party at their Volunteer Conference and Annual Meeting, held recently in Barrie.
Canadians prominent on Saturday's Gulfstream card
Friday, March 4th 2005 -- Two Canadian-connected horses with Kentucky Derby aspirations are set to go postward in separate stakes races at Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday.
4-H Ontario recognizes four Outstanding 4-H Volunteers with Arbor Awards
Wednesday, March 2nd 2005 -- At 4-H Ontario's Volunteer Conference and Annual Meeting, Vince Brennan, Hastings; Bob Burley, Kawartha Lakes Haliburton; Dwight Hargreaves, Oxford; and Colin Pool, Chatham-Kent, was presented with a Syngenta 4-H Ontario Arbor Award for his outstanding volunteering with the Ontario 4-H program.
February 2005 WOODBINE PURSES INCREASE $5.8 MILLION
Friday, February 18th 2005 -- Woodbine's richest Thoroughbred event just got richer.
Strong provincial support for 4-H Ontario continues
Friday, February 18th 2005 -- The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement to provide 4-H Ontario with $2.1 million over three years, starting April 1, 2005.
Winners of the Stories of the Heart Contest
Thursday, February 17th 2005 -- The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS) is proud to announce that 12 stories were received for their third annual story writing contest. The contest closed on Monday February 14, 2005.
Ontario Racing Commission announces new procedures to deal with Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (EVR)
Thursday, February 17th 2005 -- Due to the recent outbreak of Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (EVR), the Ontario Racing Commission is implementing new procedures, effective immediately.
A Revitalized Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA)
Thursday, February 17th 2005 -- The OHIRA Board reaffirmed its determination to restructure the industry association, streamline the administrative offices and redirect its energies towards key strategic issues confronting horse racing.
ONTARIO HORSE RACING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION RESTRUCTURING
Monday, February 7th 2005 -- As the voice for all industry segments, OHRIA is undergoing a restructuring to reflect the realities of industry revenues and to realign itself to better achieve its original mandate.
January 2005 HORSE RACING INDUSTRY WELCOMES FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING INDUSTRY
Wednesday, January 26th 2005 -- The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) welcomes the McGuinty Government’s focus on a sustainable and responsible gaming industry.
HORSE RACING INDUSTRY PULLS TOGETHER TO RESCUE ABANDONED HORSES
Wednesday, January 26th 2005 -- On January 24th, the last horse at a neglected Bramalea farm was loaded onto a truck and into foster care at another Ontario horse racing farm.
OHRIA supports the Ontario Equestrian Federation
Tuesday, January 25th 2005 -- OHRIA supports the Ontario Equestrian Federation application for membership with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
STORIES FROM THE HEART CONTEST
Friday, January 21st 2005 -- The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS) would like to announce their third annual STORIES FROM THE HEART contest. Contest entries will be accepted from February 1 to Valentines Day, February 14, 2005.
HORSE RACING COMMUNITY CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF STRUGGLE BETWEEN TRACK AND ONTARIO RACING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 11th 2005 -- Local members of the horse-racing community, which employs nearly 2000
people in the Windsor area, are helplessly watching their businesses and
livelihoods fall into crisis while Windsor Raceway and the Ontario Racing
Commission (ORC) sort out an acceptable race schedule for 2005.
Wando makes 2005 debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park
Thursday, January 6th 2005 -- Trainer Mike Keogh is hoping Wando begins the New Year like he finished the old one - in style.
Final Results for OHHA Executive Committee elections.
Tuesday, January 4th 2005 -- The Ontario Harness Horse Association held its first Board meeting of 2005 on January 3, at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga. At this meeting the election of the Executive Committee was held with the following results:
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