Updates

Memo to Members: Stay At Home Orders Extended to May 20

Good Morning Members As you are well aware the Provincial Government has announced a two-week extension and more restrictions to the current Stay at Home order for Ontario. COVID-19 positives and hospital admissions continue to rise in staggering numbers, we remind everyone to please be careful both at work and off the track. The HBPA…

April 17th, 2021

2020 Sovereign Award Winners

The Jockey Club of Canada hosted the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony through a virtual presentation on the evening of Thursday April 15, 2021. The top three finalists in each category are determined by the online ballots of the Jockey Club of Canada’s knowledgeable voters.  The media category award finalists were determined by media professionals…

April 16th, 2021

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April 15th, 2021

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