Horse Racing
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Kentucky Derby-winning horse has Manitoba connectionRich Strike, a surprise longshot winner at Saturday's event, has his origins in Kentucky, but the champion horse's mother, Gold Strike, was born and raised right here in Manitoba.SportsMay 9
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Racing fans can’t place Kentucky Derby bets in Ontario’s fixed-odds industryBefore Bill C-218 was passed, it was amended to not permit fixed-odds wagering on horse racing to protect the industry in Canada amid concerns sports books would "cannibalize" it.CanadaMay 6
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Ontario invests $2.1 million to address worker shortage in horse racing sector'In September, there were more than 1,000 unfilled jobs for groomers and animal care workers in Ontario,' said Monte McNaughton, Ontario's minister for labour and training.EconomyFeb 9
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Infinite Patience pays off for Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-HopkinsThe first big win of the fall for Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was on dirt, not on ice.SportsSep 13, 2021
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Chuckwagon drivers thankful for High River races as Calgary Stampede cancels Rangeland DerbyHigh River will be be hosting two weekends of chuckwagon racing next month in an event called the Battle of the Foothills.CanadaJun 25, 2021
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Woodbine Entertainment to hold live standardbred, thoroughbred racing starting FridayWoodbine Entertainment revealed Monday standardbred and thoroughbred racing will go Friday without spectators at Woodbine Mohawk Park or Woodbine Racetrack, respectively.SportsJun 7, 2021
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Proposed new horse racing track aims to keep racing alive in SaskatchewanThe Moosomin First Nation and the FSIN are heading a project team for Moosomin Downs featuring a brand new horse racing track just outside of Saskatoon.SportsMay 31, 2021
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Moosomin First Nation to build horse racing track in wake of Marquis Downs closureMoosomin First Nation has announced plans to build a horse racing track in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park in the wake of Marquis Downs' closure.CanadaMay 28, 2021
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Assiniboia Downs bumps back start date due to travel delaysThe racetrack, on the western edge of Winnipeg, said quarantine requirements mean a number of jockeys are facing travel delays to get to Manitoba.CanadaMay 14, 2021
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Saskatoon city councillors show no interest in blocking Marquis Downs closureSaskatoon city council has no say in the business operations of Prairieland Park, meaning Marquis Downs’ future is not up to elected officials.CanadaMay 10, 2021
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