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The Canadian Film Centre located at the Windfields Estate in Toronto, the former home of celebrated Canadian Edward Plunket (E.P. Taylor) held a ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 15 to mark the commencement of construction on their new Northern Dancer Pavilion. The beautiful estate property of the Taylor family, has been the home of Norman Jewison’s

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Lou Cavalaris Jr. at the age of 89 on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013.  Inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1995,  among the honours achieved in a career spanning three decades, included being the trainer of Hall of Fame horses Cool Reception and

April 29, 2013 The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2013 Legend inductees. Legends are people and horses whose accomplishments occurred a number of decades ago.  They made unique contributions to horse racing in Canada and our Hall is pleased to recognize the special roles they played.   Standardbred Legends Samuel

World Class racing greats Secretariat and Niatross headline the field of 13 new Hall of Fame inductees under new rules that allow international competitors into Canada’s Hall.  There will be a total of three horses and three people representing Standardbreds, along with three horses and four people from the Thoroughbred ranks entering the Canadian Horse

Racing greats Secretariat and Niatross figure prominently on the 2013 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame election ballot which reflects the changes announced earlier this year. Eligibility now includes those people and horses who brought honour to Canadian horse racing. Also new to this year’s ballot is the Communicators category, added to honour those who

March 8, 2013 With less than a month remaining before the industry’s share of revenue from the Slots at Racetracks Program ends, OHRIA ‘s continuing efforts to engage the Premier and the government have resulted in a major policy change regarding the Horse Racing and Breeding Industry in Ontario. In a press-conference earlier today, Premier

Four More Race Tracks Sign Funding Agreements New Ontario Government Committed to Sustainable Horse Racing Industry NEWS March 8, 2013 The new Ontario government has reached tentative transition funding agreements with Western Fair, Clinton, Hanover and Grand River race tracks – the next step in ensuring race dates for the 2013 season. Following recommendations from