AJAX DOWNS, JULY 22, 2024: On a hot July afternoon, the racing action at Ajax Downs was sizzling and the grandstand and track apron were packed with fans for Craft Beer and Cider Day.
Ottawa, July 19, 2024 – A team of three Para dressage riders and their horses have been nominated to represent Canada in Para equestrian at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Equestrian Canada announced Friday.
AJAX DOWNS, JULY 19, 2024 - Ajax Downs will hold a special event Sunday on July 21, CRAFT BEER AND CIDER Day, with an eight-race card of Quarter Horse racing featuring local beer vendors, Lowlands Fire Foodtruck, the popular band Two for the Show and a T-shirt giveaway for each program purchase.
AJAX DOWNS, JULY 17, 2024 - In a surprising upset, SNOW MOOSE, the 2023 Horse of the Year at Ajax Downs, defeated two-time Horse of the Year HAD TO BE IVORY in the 13th edition of the Ontario Bred Maturity on July 17.
We’ve been hosting Reining and Ranch shows at Ancaster since 2021, two a year starting in 2022. Each year and each show we learn something new, but June… surprised us with how big it was! Plus, the weather was spectacular, after a dodgy start to June we had amazing sun and temperatures the whole show.
AJAX DOWNS, JULY 16, 2024 - Two Trials for the $55,000 Ontario Bred Futurity plus the $39,960 Ontario Bred Maturity, featuring the great Had to Be Ivory, highlight an action-packed card of racing at Ajax Downs this Wednesday, July 17.
Charlie had an ordinary name and lived on an ordinary ranch. But Charlie was no ordinary horse. Charlie knew he could fly.
Ottawa, Ontario – David Arcand of Boisbriand, QC, won the $50,000 RBC Grand Prix on Sunday, July 14, to close out the two-week Ottawa Summer Tournaments at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.
Over the years, and a lifetime of being involved in the equine industry, I have seen countless articles, and well written articles, on training, and showing, and riding, in just about every area of the horse industry you can think of.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Olympian Yann Candele of Orangeville, ON, produced the only clear round to win the $5,000 Modified Grand Prix, presented by Cristina’s Equine Bodywork, on Saturday, July 13, during the Ottawa Summer Tournament II at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.
