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Stronger Together

The horse racing industry in Canada is made up of multiple stakeholder groups each with unique views on how the industry should be ran. Woodbine Entertainment created the Stronger Together event series to help further provide transparency, open communication and a healthy dialogue on important topics for racing leaders and participants.

Stronger Together events are always available for free, online and often feature prominent industry leaders as guests. Some may have limited in-venue seating or the ability to submit questions prior to the event.

Latest Session

November 22, 2023

2023 meet and race dates at Woodbine Racetrack

Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Michael Copeland joined host Jeff Bratt in a panel discussion for the Woodbine racing community to discuss the variety of important topics, including 2024 Race Dates, Racing Investments, Labour Issues and Sports Betting.

Past Sessions

2022 meet and race dates at Woodbine Racetrack

Thursday, October 27, 2022, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson, Chair Hugh Mitchell, and President, Commercial Michael Copeland joined host Jeff Bratt to discuss the 2022 meet and important topics going forward, like the number of race dates at Woodbine Racetrack.

Review of 2021 Thoroughbred meet at Woodbine Racetrack

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Woodbine CEO, Jim Lawson joined host Jeff Bratt to review the 2021 Thoroughbred meet at Woodbine Racetrack and look ahead to next season.

Woodbine Property Development Updates

Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, was joined by host Jason Portuondo to provide updates on the development and future of the Woodbine property in Rexdale, Ontario.

COVID-19 updates to Woodbine Horse People

Friday, April 23, 2021, Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, was joined by host Jason Portuondo to provide important information and COVID-19 updates to all Woodbine horse people.

Uniting Horse Racing for a Sustainable Future

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson addressed industry stakeholders as part of the Woodbine Mile draw. Hosted by Jason Portuondo, Lawson was joined by leading Trainers Mark Casse and Kevin Attard.

Uniting Ontario Horse Racing for a Sustainable Future

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Woodbine CEO, Jim Lawson & VP of Racing, Jonathan Zammit joined host Jason Portuondo to review 2019, highlight the 2020 Woodbine thoroughbred season & answer your questions.

Uniting Horse Racing for a Sustainable Future

Friday, August 9, 2019, four of the leaders of the organizations that play a critical role in Ontario’s Horse Racing industry came together to discuss some of the important & complex issues facing our industry.