Bob Baffert was suspended Monday to enter the horses at the New York racetracks pending an investigation into the failed posttrace medicine test of Medina Spirit, winner of the Kentucky Derby. Baffert is temporarily not allowed to breed horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Racetrack, or run one of his horses on the […]
Woodbine CEO Likes Company Positioning With Bill
Jim Lawson likes where Woodbine Enjoyment is positioned on Canada’s changing single-game sports betting landscape. On Tuesday, the Senate approved Bill C-218, a private member’s bill introduced last year by Conservative Saskatchewan MP Kevin Waugh, which amends the delinquent code’s provisions on gambling in individual sports – currently illegal, except for horse racing. It is […]
Woodbine Enjoyment To Celebrate Canada Day
Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Enjoyment, and Ontario horse racing enthusiasts have a lot to celebrate Canada Day. The Woodbine Racecourse in Toronto and the Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario., will allow viewers to have a capacity of 25% from the Day of Canada (July 1). This decision comes after the Ontario government announced […]
Safe Direct Holds Off Riptide Rock to Win Sovereign Plate
TORONTO – Irad Ortiz Jr. is no stranger to the winner’s circle south of the border and has wasted no time making a name for himself in Canada’s elite thoroughbred racing series. Ortiz won the 162nd running of the million Queen’s Plate on Sunday and won the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. […]