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Opposition Mounting Against Cuts to Horse Racing Industry

Opposition Mounting Against Cuts to Horse Racing Industry

Ian Kennedy- March 28, 2013

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

Slots at Racetracks Program Ends March 31

Ian Kennedy- March 25, 2013

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

Windsor Rally Gathers Hundreds in Support of Horse Racing Industry

Windsor Rally Gathers Hundreds in Support of Horse Racing Industry

Ian Kennedy- March 22, 2012

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

Dresden Horse Racing Industry Invited to Queen’s Park Rally

Ian Kennedy- March 21, 2012

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

Protest Planned by Horse Racing Industry, Public Groups React

Protest Planned by Horse Racing Industry, Public Groups React

Ian Kennedy- March 20, 2012

The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), angry over the Province's recent decision to axe the Slots at Racetracks program, is organizing a rally at Windsor ... Read More

Dresden Raceway Survives First Cuts by OLG

Dresden Raceway Survives First Cuts by OLG

Ian Kennedy- March 14, 2012

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”

MPP Monte McNaughton Calls Cut to Horse Racing Funding “Shameful”

Ian Kennedy- March 12, 2012

"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