Woodbine to Add Second Turf Course for 2019 Season
Noting that the addition will allow the track to contest more turf races, owner Woodbine Entertainment plans to add a second grass course at Woodbine Racetrack in 2019.
Keyword: Jim Lawson
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Midwest/Canada Regional: Future Games
In 2012 the Ontario provincial government, without consultation with the horse industry and lacking any plan for its future, announced the cancellation of the slots-at-racetracks program. The effects were immediate.
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Woodbine Partners with Ryerson University
Initiative seeks technology and innovation to transform horse racing.
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Woodbine: Record Handle for Queen's Plate
Woodbine reported its July 3 Queen's Plate program produced pari-mutuel wagering records and the second-highest attendance in the 157-year history of the race.
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Woodbine Planning for Development
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced June 16 that it has selected SWA Group, a leading landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, to create a master plan to guide overall development and expanded entertainment.
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Clockwise Racing Begins at Woodbine
Gustav Schickedanz homebred Fireball Merlin made history in the first race at Woodbine June 10, when taking the inaugural clockwise EuroTurf Series race.
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Woodbine to Hold First Clockwise Race June 10
Woodbine will kick off its series of clockwise turf races in the first race of the day on June 10.
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Woodbine, Horsemen Sign Three-Year Contract
Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Ontario Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association June 7 said they have signed a contract that guarantees 133 days of live racing at Woodbine through 2018.
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Woodbine's new Tapeta track open for training
Woodbine's new Tapeta main track, installed following its 2015 meet, was open to horses for the first time on March 18th. Initial reviews of the surface are quite favorable.
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Entertainment Venue Planned for Woodbine
Woodbine Entertainment Group and Trinity Development Group Inc. announced Feb. 16 the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop "an integrated entertainment venue" at Woodbine Racetrack.
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Woodbine to Honor Horses Lost in Fire
The fire at Classy Lane Stables that killed 43 horses Jan 4. has had a deep and dramatic impact on Ontario's horse racing community and the Jan. 7 card of racing at Woodbine will be dedicated to the equine lives lost.
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Inside the Dec. 26, 2015/Jan. 2, 2016 Issue
American Pharoah's Triple Crown season top story of 2015 and more inside the combined issue of December 26 and January 2.
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Woodbine Set for 2015 WEGCares Initiaitive
Woodbine Entertainment Group Sept. 1 announced the 2015 edition of WEGCares, a celebration and recognition of the numerous Woodbine-supported community organizations and causes.
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Pan American Conference Covers Wide Range
International simulcasting exchanges, Southern Hemisphere shuttling, medication rules, and new technologies for tracks and bettors all covered at opening day of the inaugural Pan American Conference.
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Woodbine Plans Events to Send Off Loiselle
Track announcer Dan Loiselle will call his last race at Woodbine Racetrack on May 31 bringing a 29-year career as thoroughbred race caller to a close.
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Geller to Follow Loiselle on Woodbine Mic
Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that Robert Geller will succeed Dan Loiselle as Woodbine's new Thoroughbred race caller. He'll call his first race at Woodbine on June 13.
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Lawson Appointed Woodbine Entertainment CEO
The board of directors of Woodbine Entertainment Group May 8 announced the appointment of Jim Lawson as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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Woodbine to Replace Polytrack With Tapeta
Woodbine will make a change to its primary Thoroughbred racing surface, but it will remain synthetic. Officials said a Tapeta surface will replace the Polytrack surface for the 2016 Thoroughbred meet.
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Eaves to Step Down as WEG President and CEO
Woodbine Entertainment Group announced president and chief executive officer Nick Eaves will leave the company, effective March 31, 2015.
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Former Magna Official Named to Woodbine Board
Blake Tohana, a former executive with defunct Magna Entertainment Corp., has been appointed to the Woodbine Entertainment Group board of directors while David S. Willmot, Mark Frostad, and William Graham will leave the board.
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Woodbine Implements Personnel Reductions
Woodbine Entertainment Group announced Feb. 13 it has instituted a significant restructuring of its operating model and will reduce its work force by 109 salaried positions and a significant number of hourly positions.
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Woodbine Reaches Agreement with Ontario
Woodbine officials say an agreement in place with the province of Ontario will ensure live racing and industry stability for the next two years.
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Canada's Jockey Club Tabs Executive Director
Stacie Roberts has been named executive director of the Jockey Club of Canada, chief steward Jim Lawson announced Sept. 1.
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Roberts Named to Run Jockey Club of Canada
The Jockey Club of Canada has named Stacie Roberts as its new executive director.
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Ghost Fleet Scares Up a Win in Swynford
Odds-on choice Ghost Fleet fought off the filly Jenny's So Great by a neck in an all-out stretch duel in Canada's $157,004 Swynford for 2-year-olds Sept. 13, earning his second stakes win over the Woodbine Polytrack.
