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Season A Go For Dresden Raceway
After much speculation and worry, Dresden Raceway has announced a 16 race season for the summer of 2013. The racing schedule, which was approved this ... Read More
Opposition Mounting Against Cuts to Horse Racing Industry
The opposition is mounting against the Provincial Liberal government after cuts continue to happen to Ontario's horse racing industry. With the Slots at Racetracks program ... Read More
Slots at Racetracks Program Ends March 31
A year ago this month, the Ontario Liberal government announced they would be ending the Slots at Racetracks program as a part of a restructuring ... Read More
Dresden Raceway Slots Agreement in Place
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has reached a deal in principle for the lease agreements of 10 slots facilities, including those at Dresden ... Read More
Local Horses Clean Up At Dresden Raceway
Local horses were not camera shy Sunday at Dresden Raceway as seven local horses visited the winner’s circle. Rainbow Gold started things off in the ... Read More
MPP McNaughton Visits Dresden Raceway
May 21, 2012 – (DRESDEN)- Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton spent a few hours at the track on Sunday but it wasn’t leisure time. McNaughton was ... Read More
Windsor Raceway To Close, What’s Next For Dresden?
Windsor Raceway announced Friday they will cease all operations as of August 31, 2012. This move is a result of the closure of the Windsor ... Read More
Windsor Rally Gathers Hundreds in Support of Horse Racing Industry
Standing in front of Windsor Raceway, and the soon to be closed OLG Slots at Windsor Raceway, hundreds of farmers, veterinarians, horse breeders, slots workers, ... Read More
Dresden Horse Racing Industry Invited to Queen’s Park Rally
In a press release sent out across the province, the Ontario Harness Horse Association has invited its members and all those related to the horse ... Read More
Dresden Raceway Survives First Cuts by OLG
People connected to Dresden Raceway let out a sigh of relief Tuesday as the local race track survived the Ontario Gaming and Lottery Corporation's first ... Read More
MPP Monte McNaughton Calls Cut to Horse Racing Funding “Shameful”
"Overnight the Dalton McGuinty government is killing the industry. It's shameful, it's despicable, and it's another example of why we need change in the Ontario ... Read More
Racetrack Revenue Sharing to End Next Year
The Ontario government released a news brief today which stated that they are looking to restructure the Ontario Lottery and Gaming system, which includes a ... Read More
Letter to the Editor: Drummond, Dealtown, and Horse Racing
Don Drummond is a Genius! Sometimes you just can’t see the forest for the trees! Mr Drummond is a genius, not because he has given ... Read More
Will Dresden Raceway Close Due to Provincial Cuts?
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, in the opinion of those in the horse racing community, is putting thousands of jobs, and the sport of horse ... Read More