The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI) will be holding its Annual Members Meeting and Board of Directors Election on Saturday September 25, 2010 at the Ajax Convention Centre, 550 Beck Street, Ajax ON in the Salem Room A & B at 1:00 PM
Individuals and associations are encouraged to submit their proposals for changes to the Rules of Racing to the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) by September 30th. Tell us where you think changes or improvements to the rules could be made. As an industry participant, you are impacted by the rules every day and the ORC is interested in your thoughts.
To be considered for discussion and inclusion in the process, any proposed rule changes must be submitted by September 30, 2009. Proposals for change can be submitted by individuals, associations and/or companies and should be submitted on the Proposed Rule Change form attached.
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The Full Quarter airs Saturdays starting August 14 on CTV
The Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program (QHRIDP) is funding the production of a four-episode television pilot, The Full Quarter, to capture the imagination of a potential 3.5 million CTV viewers in the GTA and Golden Horseshoe regions of Ontario.
Four episodes of The Full Quarter will air on CTV on Saturday mornings at 11:30 a.m. beginning August 14th. The program will showcase Quarter Horse racing in Ontario, with additional feature highlights focusing on Quarter Horse athletes in rodeo, barrel racing and other sports.
To operate a racetrack facility in the Province of Ontario in any given year, a racetrack operator must file an application for licence with the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission. Under the authority granted by the Racing Commission Act, 2000, the Director will make a licensing determination and may then issue a licence to operate to the racetrack operator for the given year.
Each year the racetrack operator is required to submit, and/or ensure are on file, certain required documents. A listing of the material that must accompany the licence application can be found in the document entitled “Required documents – Application for 2011 Licence to Operate a Racetrack”.
Racetrack licence applications must be filed by September 17th, 2010
Evidence of circulation of the race date submission to the racetrack’s local horsepeople’s association must be included.
Agreement between Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. and Ontario Quarter Horse Jockeys.
The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc (QROOI) and Ajax Downs are working with the Rouge Valley System Hospital Foundation to plan a Family Fun Day at the Races on Sunday August 15, 2010. Money raised will assist the Ajax/Pickering Hospital to buy MRI Equipment.
The QROOI is requesting your support for any volunteers in this Community Project. If you would be interested in volunteering your services for this special event please contact Greg Fernandes or Monique Vavala at (905) 426-7050 or by email at qrooiheadoffice@gmail.com
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is seeking individuals who can bring knowledge, connections and ideas relevant to the different Programs, to serve on Advisory Groups and Working Groups, to provide input and advice to the Program Administrator on Program elements. If this is something that you may be interested in, please review the attached News Release for more information.
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) advises that it is the responsibility of licensees – and particularly owners of Ontario racehorses – to keep up to date on various federal regulatory matters that impact racing and racehorses. Owners and trainers are encouraged to watch for updates on a regular basis.
The ORC believes that the welfare, safety and dignity of the horse should continue in retirement. “That’s why the Board of the ORC has enthusiastically supported racehorse adoption and placement programs,” said ORC Chair Rod Seiling.
He said the ORC hopes owners consider these options. “It not only gives the horse a new home and perhaps a new career, it makes sense from a practical point of view. As referenced in an ORC Notice to the Industry (July 23), new federal regulations have imposed restrictions on sending horses for processing.”
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has approved an application from Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) to add dates to its schedule in October for American Quarter Horse Racing. Also approved was an application from FELRC to change post times in October, as well as include a make up for a missed May date.
