Moving Ahead: Horse Racing Regulation in Ontario
INFORMATION BULLETIN No. 49
September 15, 2017 – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced its intent to establish the ‘Moving Ahead: Horse Racing Regulation in Ontario’ AGCO-Stakeholder Working Groups on February 21, 2017. The announcement included an open call to the horse racing industry to review and make recommendations for policy reform by participating in three working groups:
- Equine Drug Program Working Group
- Officiating Working Group
- Health and Safety Working Group (Equine & Human).
The Equine Drug Program Working Group has met three times and will meet again shortly. The Officiating Working Group met four times between May and August and has now concluded.
The AGCO is now pleased to announce the names of the participants selected to sit on the Health and Safety Working Group. Comprised of a broad range of industry positions, industry associations and licensees, as well as AGCO representatives, this group will participate in three to five meetings which will be held approximately once a month starting in September.
We look forward to starting this series of interesting and productive discussions with the following people:
| Health and Safety Working Group | ||
|---|---|---|
| Academic/Equine Guelph COSA Representative Fort Erie Representative Fort Erie Representative HBPA Representative Ontario Racing QROOI Quarter Horse Owner/Trainer Quarter Horse Representative Racehorse Owner/Breeder Racehorse Veterinarian Racehorse Veterinarian Racehorse Veterinarian Racetrack Representative Rehoming/Adoption Rep (SB) Rehoming/Adoption Rep (TB) Standardbred Breeder Standardbred Canada Standardbred Driver/Trainer Standardbred Owner Thoroughbred Jockey (former) Thoroughbred Owner/Trainer | Gayle Ecker Mark Horner Jackie Eder Tom Valiquette Sue Leslie Mike Chopowick Gayle Sommer Erik Lehtinen Bob Broadstock Chantelle Bourgeois Elizabeth Spencer Julie Ballinger Victoria Banks Karl Lagerborg Joanne Colville (OSAS) Vicki Pappas (LongRun) Ann Straatman Linda Bedard Tony O'Sullivan Mark Beaven Rob Landry Peter Berringer | |
The AGCO would once again like to extend its sincere appreciation to the many stakeholders and industry participants that have committed their time, effort, insights and energy to this project to date.
Updates and summary reports from the Working Groups, are posted when available, on the ‘Moving Ahead’ project page.
For more information, please contact connect@agco.ca.