Horse Racing Registrations

Teletheatre Location Registration

  • All individuals involved in the Teletheatre operation (e.g. site manager) will be required to provide disclosure information
  • In case of a company, the above individuals must include all partners, officers, directors and shareholders with an interest of 5% or more.
  • The proposed site may hold a current, valid liquor licence in the name of the current owner(s). In the case of a company, the entity holding this licence will be required to provide details of incorporation or other proof of existence. Should the site not hold a liquor licence, other documentation will be required.
  • The application for a Teletheatre Location Registration must be completed by the operator of the premises where the Teletheatre will be located.
  • Federal regulation requires that teletheatres be operated by an association. An agreement with an AGCO licensed Racetrack Operator is required.
  • Special Event Teletheatre Registration and Teletheatre Location Registration applicants must advise their local municipality and local horseperson’s association of their application.
  • Teletheatre Location Registration applicants will be required to provide:
    • confirmation from their associated racetrack confirming their intent to open a teletheatre location at the proposed site
    • one or more of the following documents, varying based on the location’s business structure: Certificate or Articles of Incorporation; Charter/By-Laws; Partnership Agreement; Limited Partnership Agreement; Limited Partnership Declaration; Shareholder’s Agreement; Trust Agreement; Letter of Good Standing (for Horse Racing only); any other constituting documentation relevant to the entity

NOTE: Teletheatre Location Registration applicants are required to submit their own AGCO application via the iAGCO online portal. For more information on iAGCO, visit the iAGCO Information page.

Partnership Registration – Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse

Applicants applying for a partnership registration must provide the following information about each individual and/or entity that have or will have a direct or indirect interest in the partnership and/or a key management or operational role:

  • Full name and position / title of individuals, or legal name of entities
  • Legal Address
  • Licence Number (if applicable)
  • % of Ownership Interest

Note: Any individual or entity holding or controlling five per cent (5%) or more of an entity must be licensed appropriately for that ownership (i.e. Owner, Stable Licence, Partnership Registration).

Key employees are required to submit an application for an Association Official licence.

Standardbred corporations must disclose the number of shareholders. If there are less than 10 shareholders, every director and shareholder must be licensed. For 10 or more shareholders but less than 50, every director and shareholder with 5% or more with voting rights needs to be licensed. For 50 or more shareholders, all directors, officers, members of the board, any person responsible for activities of the corporation, and any shareholder with 5% or more of voting rights must be licensed.

Note: Up to 2 people in a corporation can remain unlicensed if (1) they have no beneficial interest (i.e. no voting rights), (2) are not an active participant or (3) hold less than 1% of voting rights.

Standardbred general partnerships must disclose the number of partners. If there are 5 or more partners, the partnership, manager and every partner must be licensed.

For Thoroughbred general partnerships, applicants with an interest in more than one racing entity must be licensed (regardless of the percentage of ownership).