Updates

April Thoroughbred equine benefit payments now being processed

TORONTO, April 29, 2021 – Ontario Racing would like to inform Thoroughbred horsepeople that April equine benefit payments for eligible Thoroughbreds are currently being processed. Horsepeople who have horses that qualify for the benefit should begin to see funds deposited into their horseperson accounts during the 3rd and 4th week of May. Enquiries related to the…

April 29th, 2021

MEMO: SYMPTOMS AND SICKNESS MUST BE REPORTED

Any backstretch worker who has come in contact with someone who has been sick or is showing symptoms themselves MUST report it to the HBPA or Woodbine. The reporting will be confidential. People that are sick, must NOT come into work. It is imperative that any worker sick or showing symptoms stay home. Trainers, because…

April 22nd, 2021

Vaccination Appointments – Rexdale and Halton Region

REXDALE The Rexdale Community Health Center at 8 Taber Rd, Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 3A4 has AstraZeneca vaccine’s available for those 55 up starting this Tuesday April 20th and Friday April 23rd. Call the clinic starting Monday April 19th at 416-744-0066 to book an appointment. HALTON REGION Halton Region has announced vaccination appointments are now available…

April 18th, 2021

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