Updates

Memo to Members: Car Magnets & Vaccination Information

April 14th, 2021

CHRHF Annouces Class of 2021

Jim Bullock, Vicki Pappas, Randy Waples and horses Great Memories, Heart to Heart and Not Too Shy named Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2021 Inductees  The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to name three people and three horses to be inducted as the Hall’s Class of 2021.  As previously announced, the…

April 14th, 2021

Memo to Members: Environmental Fees

As we continue to face the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Provincial wide Stay-At-Home order, the HBPA understands the financial hardships our members are facing especially with the delay of the 2021 racing season.  Earlier this week Woodbine Entertainment Group provided relief of 50% off environmental fees for the month of April. In that same spirit…

April 13th, 2021

Memo to Members: BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TO GET VACCINATION

Dear Trainers, We need your help!!! With the number of COVID positives on the rise in Toronto and surrounding areas, its imperative that backstretch workers get vaccinated. We are asking for the cooperation of ALL Trainers to assist and direct your staff to book their vaccination appointments. The Government has now qualified Agriculture workers as…

April 12th, 2021

Ontario Horse People – Eligibility For Vaccination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ontario Horse People,  The Government of Ontario has now moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan which provides eligibility to essential frontline workers who cannot work from home, which includes agriculture and farm workers.   Moreover, the vaccination plan is also now prioritizing residents living in hot spots,…

April 10th, 2021

Memo to Members – 2021 Racing Season

Good Morning Members, While we continue to endure the unknown of this ongoing pandemic, I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank each of you for your continued support, patience, and resilience as we figure out our industry’s next steps. That being said, this communication has been particularly difficult to write. The COVID-19…

April 9th, 2021

Letter to Councillor Ford and Dr. de Villa

April 6, 2021 Re: On-Site Vaccination Clinic at Woodbine for Agricultural Workers Dear Councillor Ford and Dr. de Villa, On behalf of Woodbine Entertainment and the members of Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association in Ontario, thank you for the time and attention you provided us over the past couple of weeks. With the start of…

April 8th, 2021

COVID-19 Update

Woodbine Horse People, I think it is important to clarify our current circumstances with regard to COVID-19 on the backstretch at Woodbine. We have confirmed that two individuals who work on the Woodbine backstretch and one Woodbine Entertainment security guard have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past two weeks. These cases are unrelated, and…

April 7th, 2021

Hayes: “We Must Work Collectively”

Despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and other challenges, Ontario Racing Independent Chair John Hayes remains hopeful of a bright future for the horse racing industry in the province. In a year of unprecedented challenges for horse racing throughout the province, the resolve and resiliency of the estimated 30,000 Ontario residents the industry employs has…

April 6th, 2021

Woodbine Mile, Natalma & Summer Stakes Information Reminder

Non-Lasix events in 2021: As per the news release Woodbine will contest three Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races in 2021.  These Win and You’re In races will be run as non-Lasix events.  Please note, that due to EIPH (Lasix) program federal regulations for Lasix, any hopefuls for the Woodbine Mile (Sept.18), Summer Stakes and Natalma…

March 30th, 2021