June 28 – Woodbine Entertainment, a world-wide horse racing and innovation leader, today announced the company will add a second grass course at Woodbine Racetrack in 2019. The second turf track will complement the existing and renowned E.P. Taylor Turf Course, home to the Breeders’ Stakes, third jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred […]
June 14 – Woodbine Entertainment, a Canadian leader in world-class horseracing and entertainment, is launching an important next generation marketing, technology and communication tool this week. The free Woodbine Racetrack App is now available for download in the App Store (Apple) and Google Play (Android) and will provide users with the information they need to […]
Campbellville, ON, June 13, 2017 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced an investment of over $10 million for Mohawk Racetrack at Tuesday’s Pepsi North America Cup post-position draw. The venture is intended to upgrade the facility so to be exclusively dedicated to Standardbred horse racing and capable of offering the sport year round. Currently, Mohawk operates […]
May 31 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) proudly hosted a City of Toronto Business Roundtable this week which featured keynote speaker, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, Jennifer Keesmaat. More than 120 business leaders from Etobicoke and beyond gathered at Woodbine Racetrack on Tuesday, May 30 to hear from city officials and prominent […]
TORONTO, June 1, 2017 – Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls will headline the 158th Queen’s Plate on Sunday, July 2, while Canadian rock icons Our Lady Peace will play a live concert on Saturday, July 1 to open the inaugural 2-Day Queen’s Plate Festival at Woodbine Racetrack. General Admission tickets will go on sale […]
By Jennifer Morrison for WoodbineEntertainment.com TORONTO, May 30 – If you ever wondered what it was like to take care of a racehorse at the track, prepare him for a race and, later, perhaps celebrate with him in the winner’s circle, Woodbine’s Horsemanship Training Program is just the place to start. A stable of 16 […]
By Jennifer Morrison for WoodbineEntertainment.com TORONTO, May 4 – Laura De Bellis has lived just minutes from Woodbine racetrack for many years but she had never visited the home of the Queen’s Plate. In a twist of fate, the 52-year-old, who has made a living travelling and teaching in the medical profession, is one of […]
TORONTO, April 25, 2017 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today unveiled the completed master plan for the Woodbine Racetrack lands. Woodbine’s privately owned 684-acre site will be transformed in the years to come into “a city within a within a city” and seek to be a future urban heart of northwest Toronto. The vision for […]
CAMPBELLVILLE, February 22 – Mohawk Racetrack, in partnership with multiple organizations in the Town of Milton, will be hosting a Community Job Fair on Monday, March 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The inaugural Community Job Fair will connect job seekers with multiple employers in the Town of Milton. The Community Job Fair is […]
