Horse Racing

• Horse hit at Winnipeg racetrack in ‘hard to watch’ video prompts calls for change

  A jockey can be seen in the barn area of a Winnipeg racetrack hitting a horse in a video shared by Animal Justice. Now, advocates are calling for in-stable cameras.

  Canada

  May 15
  
• Hastings Racecourse announces it is shutting down

  There are currently no horses stabled at Hastings as thoroughbred racing occurs between April and October, the organization said in a Facebook post.

  Economy

  Dec 5, 2025
  
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• ‘It’s going to hurt a lot of people’: Pushback to Surrey horse racing track closure

  Members of the local harness horse racing community are concerned about their future after one of two horse racing tracks in the Lower Mainland suddenly closed without notice.

  Aug 24, 2025
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• Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races

  Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King's Plate.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2025
• 3-year-old child killed after being hit by starting gate at N.B. horse race

  Police in Woodstock, N.B. say the three-year-old child was struck by the starting gates, which were being towed by a pickup truck, at a harness racing event.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2025
• Fredericton to permanently disallow horse racing on exhibition grounds

  Fredericton council has approved bylaw changes that remove horse racing as a permitted activity at the New Brunswick Exhibition Grounds, as the site is slated for redevelopment.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2024
• Marquis Downs advocate says ‘everybody lost’ with Saskatoon soccer stadium construction halt

  Jockey Nicole Hein weighed in on the Prairieland Park soccer stadium being put on hold, saying they never should have strayed from the horse racing track.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2023
• Smoky conditions shut down Tuesday night horse races in Winnipeg

  Manitoba racing fans were out of luck Tuesday night, as Assiniboia Downs cancelled its events due to lingering poor air quality.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2023
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• Oaks winner Elysian Field, Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince to run in King’s Plate

  Mark Casse, the trainer for both horses, said Elysian Field and Paramount Prince will be in the field for the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown on Aug. 20 at Woodbine.

  Sports

  Aug 3, 2023
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• ‘It’s the most extreme sport in Canada’: Indian Horse Relay closes Manito Ahbee Festival

  A team consists of a rider dressed in traditional Indigenous regalia and three painted thoroughbreds. After each lap, the rider jumps off one horse and onto the next.

  Sports

  May 22, 2023