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In: Horse Racing - Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Approval of 2020 Post Time Amendment at Western Fair and Woodbine
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the applications to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedule made by The WFA Raceway Corporation for The Raceway at Western Fair District (Western Fair) and Woodbine Entertainment Group for Woodbine Racetrack (Woodbine).
The Registrar has approved the following:...
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the application made by Woodbine Entertainment Group to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedule for Woodbine Racetrack (Woodbine).
The Registrar has approved the following:
Woodbine
Revised Post Time(s)
...
In: Horse Racing - Monday, August 24, 2020
Update on Strangles Case – Exposed horse tested positive, additional controls in place
A horse stabled at Leamington Raceway has tested positive for Strangles. This horse had previously tested negative but had been in contact with the original Leamington case. The horse was contained when clinical signs were first noted and removed to an isolation facility this morning.
There has been no evidence of transmission...
In: Horse Racing - Friday, August 21, 2020
Approval of 2020 Race Date Amendment at Flamboro and Western Fair
The Registrar has approved the applications made by Flamboro Downs Ltd. for Flamboro Downs (Flamboro) and The WFA Raceway Corporation for The Raceway at Western Fair District (Western Fair) to their 2020 race date schedules
The Registrar has approved the following:
Flamboro
Revised Date(s)
...
In: Horse Racing - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Update on Strangles - Leamington Raceway stabled horses allowed to Race and Qualify as of this Friday August 21, 2020
On August 7, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a 5-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area at the Emerald Isle Training Centre. There have been four positives to date at the facility, including one Friday August 14, 2020.
The AGCO visited...
On August 7, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a 5-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area at the Emerald Isle Training Centre.
On August 12, 2020, the AGCO was informed of a sick 3-year-old Standardbred filly that was on the same trailer as...
On August 7, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a 5-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area at the Emerald Isle Training Centre.
Strangles is a highly contagious and serious infection of horses and other equines caused by the bacterium,...
In: Horse Racing - Friday, August 7, 2020
Report of Strangles Case - reminder to participants to use caution and take appropriate steps
On August 7, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) was informed of a confirmed case of strangles in a 5-year-old Standardbred gelding in the Greater Hamilton area.
Strangles is a highly contagious and serious infection of horses and other equines caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus equi. Testing of other...
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the application made by Woodbine Entertainment Group to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedule for Mohawk Park (Mohawk).
The Registrar has approved the following:
Mohawk
Revised Post Time(s)
Saturday, August 29, 2020...
In: Horse Racing - Friday, July 24, 2020
Industry Notice: Potential source of positive tests for capsaicin.
On July 20, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued a Notice to Industry concerning a number of horses in Ontario who have received a positive test for capsaicin over the past several weeks. As noted, the AGCO’s priority is to conduct a fair and independent investigation to ensure the ongoing safety and integrity of...
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the application made by Grand River Agricultural Society to amend the 2020 race date schedule for Grand River Raceway (Grand River).
The Registrar has approved the following:
Grand River
Revised Date(s)
Add: Friday August 28...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is aware that a number of horses in Ontario, and other jurisdictions in Canada, have received a positive test for capsaicin over the past several weeks.
The AGCO’s Equine Drug Unit is actively investigating these positive tests. As always, our priority is to conduct a fair and...
In: Horse Racing - Friday, June 26, 2020
Industry Notice: Approval of 2020 Post Time Amendment at Fort Erie, Hanover and Kawartha
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the applications to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedule made by Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium for Fort Erie Racetrack (Fort Erie), Hanover, Bentinck & Brant Agricultural Society for Hanover Raceway (Hanover) and RIC (KDHR) Inc. for Kawartha Downs (Kawartha).
...The AGCO would like to remind trainers, assistant trainers, owners and veterinarians that the temporary process of making submissions by email to vetclerks@agco.ca to add or remove a horse to or from the Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage (EIPH) Program in Ontario will end on July 1,...
In: Horse Racing - Monday, June 22, 2020
Industry Notice: Approval of 2020 Post Time Amendment at Hiawatha
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the application made by 405730 Ontario Limited to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedule for Hiawatha Horse Park & Entertainment Centre (Hiawatha).
The Registrar has approved the following:
Hiawatha
Revised Post Time(s)
...
The health and welfare of the horse is of paramount concern to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and to members of the racing community. An effort to monitor weather conditions and how it will impact the racehorse is in keeping with this mandate.
In view of the weather expected over the next few days, the AGCO has...
In: Horse Racing - Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Industry Notice (Horse Racing): Approval of 2020 Race Date Ammendment at Mohawk
The Registrar has approved the application made by Woodbine Entertainment Group to the 2020 race date schedule for Mohawk Park (Mohawk).
The Registrar has approved the following:
Mohawk
Revised Date(s)
Delete: Wednesday July 1, 2020
Total: 1 date(s)
...
In: Horse Racing - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Industry Notice – Reminder that AGCO Approval Is Required for Trainer Transfers
In light of the recent US indictments related to allegations that racehorses had been given performance-enhancing drugs, the AGCO is reminding trainers that, to be eligible to race, they must obtain an approved trainer transfer for any horse coming from a trainer who is suspended in any jurisdiction.
With the launch of iAGCO,...
The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the applications to amend post times of the 2020 race date schedules made by Picov Downs Inc. for Ajax Downs (Ajax) and by Woodbine Entertainment Group for Woodbine Racetrack (Woodbine).
The Registrar has approved the application made by Dresden Agricultural Society to the...
In: Horse Racing - Monday, June 1, 2020
Notice to the Industry: AGCO lifts EHV-1 restrictions. Horses can now exit Woodbine Racetrack.
Effective today, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that horses not currently in isolation can now exit Woodbine Racetrack. There have been no EHV-1 transmissions outside of Barn 12 in the past 14 days.
One horse in Barn 10 had tested positive and was isolated. All of the remaining horses in Barn 10 tested...
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