Tag: Horse-Racing

Brittany Kennedy Leads Winzel to Victory

Brittany Kennedy Leads Winzel to Victory

Robyn Brady- July 16, 2018

Brittany Kennedy has been around harness racing her whole life and today she filed another notch in her racing career as she scored her first ... Read More

Local Vet to be Honoured

Local Vet to be Honoured

Robyn Brady- July 6, 2018

Local vet Dr. Joe Johnston will be honoured Sunday at Dresden Raceway and enshrined to the Dresden Raceway Hall of Fame. The Dresden native is ... Read More

Mark Austin Pacing Series Kicks Off in Dresden

Mark Austin Pacing Series Kicks Off in Dresden

Robyn Brady- June 11, 2018

Tyler Borth stole the show as the Mark Austin Pacing Series kicked off at Dresden Raceway.  The Ingersoll-native hit the board with all 10 drives ... Read More

Second Leg of Austin Series Complete at Dresden

Second Leg of Austin Series Complete at Dresden

Robyn Brady- July 17, 2017

(Submitted article) Three horses will be going into next week’s $11,600 final of the Mark Austin Pacing Series undefeated.  STEP IN MY GROOVE won for ... Read More

Mark Austin Pacing Series Hits Dresden Raceway

Mark Austin Pacing Series Hits Dresden Raceway

Robyn Brady- July 10, 2017

(submitted article) The first leg of the Mark Austin Pacing series is in the books at Dresden Raceway. PULL THE SHADE took top prize in ... Read More

Dresden Raceway Results

Dresden Raceway Results

Robyn Brady- June 5, 2017

Three different horses remain undefeated at Dresden Raceway after wins in both weeks of racing at the local oval. Dresden Raceway action - Photo by ... Read More

First Dresden Races in the Books

First Dresden Races in the Books

Robyn Brady- May 29, 2017

(Courtesy of Standardbred Canada) Trotting mare Burning Memories ($4.20) and driver Garrett Rooney kicked off the 2017 meet at Dresden Raceway on Sunday afternoon with ... Read More

Windsor Rally Gathers Hundreds in Support of Horse Racing Industry

Windsor Rally Gathers Hundreds in Support of Horse Racing Industry

Ian Kennedy- March 22, 2012

Standing in front of Windsor Raceway, and the soon to be closed OLG Slots at Windsor Raceway, hundreds of farmers, veterinarians, horse breeders, slots workers, ... Read More

Dresden Horse Racing Industry Invited to Queen’s Park Rally

Dresden Horse Racing Industry Invited to Queen’s Park Rally

Ian Kennedy- March 21, 2012

In a press release sent out across the province, the Ontario Harness Horse Association has invited its members and all those related to the horse ... Read More

Protest Planned by Horse Racing Industry, Public Groups React

Protest Planned by Horse Racing Industry, Public Groups React

Ian Kennedy- March 20, 2012

The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA), angry over the Province's recent decision to axe the Slots at Racetracks program, is organizing a rally at Windsor ... Read More

MPP Monte McNaughton Calls Cut to Horse Racing Funding “Shameful”

MPP Monte McNaughton Calls Cut to Horse Racing Funding “Shameful”

Ian Kennedy- March 12, 2012

"Overnight the Dalton McGuinty government is killing the industry. It's shameful, it's despicable, and it's another example of why we need change in the Ontario ... Read More

Racetrack Revenue Sharing to End Next Year

Racetrack Revenue Sharing to End Next Year

Ian Kennedy- March 12, 2012

The Ontario government released a news brief today which stated that they are looking to restructure the Ontario Lottery and Gaming system, which includes a ... Read More

Season Underway at Dresden Raceway

Season Underway at Dresden Raceway

Ian Kennedy- May 30, 2011

Dresden Raceway's 2011 season is underway with races running every Sunday from now until September. Below are results from Sunday's races in Dresden: Race 1 ... Read More