Ontario Racing

Ontario-breds Patches O’Houlihan, Mansetti triumph during Canada Day Racing Festival at Woodbine

2025-06-28T20:25:20-04:00June 28, 2025|

by Chris Lomon / Woodbine communications Ontario-breds won two of the five stakes on Woodbine Racetrack's Saturday (June 28) Canada Day Racing Festival card. Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Patches O'Houlihan won the $200,000 bet365 Highlander Stakes (Grade 2) and Mansetti won the 150,000 HPIbet Marine Stakes (Grade 3). Patches O’Houlihan (above) drifted out Read more

Ontario Sired Heritage Series commences with editions of the Georgian Bay, Lake Huron

2025-06-20T10:40:56-04:00June 20, 2025|

by Chris Lomon / Woodbine communications A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Georgian Bay and $100,000 Lake Huron, mark the start of this year’s Ontario Sired Heritage Series, Sunday (June 22) at Woodbine. ​ Established in 2021, the Ontario Sired Heritage Series is comprised of three $100,000 legs and a $100,000 final for two divisions: 3-year-old Read more

#betontario to support Ontario horse racing jobs and breed development programs

2025-05-15T12:17:01-04:00May 15, 2025|

by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing The popularity of “Buy Canadian” programs as a response to U.S. threats on Canada’s sovereignty has been extended to Ontario’s horse racing industry in a campaign called Bet Ontario (#betontario). Ontario Racing is encouraging those that choose to bet on horse racing to consider the critical importance of wagering Read more