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News & Stories: The Finish Line

Woodbine Entertainment welcomes new Gaming Service Provider to Woodbine Racetrack

August 8, 2017

​TORONTO, August 8 – Woodbine Entertainment welcomes Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (Great Canadian) and Brookfield Business Partners LP (Brookfield) to Woodbine Racetrack following the announcement this morning by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Great Canadian and Brookfield, in a newly formed partnership (Ontario Gaming GTA LP), were selected by OLG to run the […]

Holy Helena trounces males in 158th Queen’s Plate

July 2, 2017

​TORONTO, July 2 – Holy Helena, an impressive winner of the 1 1/8 mile Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, in just her third career start, was even better when facing males for the first time in Sunday’s $1-million Queen’s Plate. The 158th running of the 1 1/4-mile Queen’s Plate, North America’s oldest annually run stakes […]

Woodbine to add second turf course

June 29, 2017

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 […]

Woodbine Racetrack Guest App Now Available

June 14, 2017

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 […]

Woodbine Entertainment announces $10 million investment in Mohawk Racetrack

June 13, 2017

​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 […]

City of Toronto Business Roundtable at Woodbine Racetrack

June 2, 2017

​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 […]

Goo Goo Dolls and Our Lady Peace to Headline at 2-Day Queen’s Plate Festival

June 1, 2017

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 […]

A Career with Racehorses: Groom program at Woodbine

May 30, 2017

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 […]

A Career with Racehorses: Hotwalker Program at Woodbine

May 4, 2017

​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 […]