Have you ever dreamed of working with horses? That was the opening question we asked potential applicants when the Ontario Harness Horse Association OHHA) launched the Ontario Equine Education and Employment Program (OEEEP) two years ago.
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 14, 2024 - Come out to the fabulous Father's Day celebration at Ajax Downs this Sunday, June 16 and enjoy a great afternoon of Quarter Horse racing with some super prizes up for grabs. There are six exciting races on tap including the 870-yard BATTLE OF THE BREEDS pitting the Quarter Horses versus Thoroughbreds.
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 11, 2024 - One of the best things about summertime racing at Ajax Downs is seeing the stars of the future, the new crop of 2-year-old Quarter Horses.
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 4, 2024 - There is no shortage of horsepower on the fifth day of Ajax Downs' 2024 Quarter Horse meeting with two Trials for the $30,000-added Unclassified Stakes plus another appearance by two-time Horse of the Year HAD TO BE IVORY, who headlines a super Open Race filled with stakes stars. The June 5 card begins with a first race post time of 1:30 p.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — From his native Australia to Florida and next to Paris, Robin Bell, B.V.Sc., lives and breathes elite performance horses. As a clinical professor and equine sports medicine specialist at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Bell spends his days safeguarding the health and well-being of some of the world’s most exceptional equine competitors. He is one of a team of veterinary specialists based at the UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center in...
AJAX DOWNS, WEDNESDAY MAY 29, 2024 - A big crowd at Ajax Downs on Wednesday was treated to a thrilling finish in the $13,000 Battle of the Breeds as the Quarter Horse mare JESS A DEAL held on to win by a neck over Had to Be Relentless, another Quarter Horse, with the lone Thoroughbred, Silver Candice a closing third.
For the second consecutive year, Beth and Tom Rankin hosted an Open House event at their St. Catharines based Standardbred breeding farm in co-operation with the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA).
AJAX DOWNS, MONDAY, MAY 27, 2024 - Ajax Downs' popular Battle of the Breeds race series continues Wednesday, May 29 on the fourth day of the track's 2024 Quarter Horse season. The Battle of the Breeds pits Thoroughbreds against Quarter Horses in a 'hook' race and after two events, including one this year on May 15 won by the Thoroughbred Summer Retreat, the score is tied between the two breeds.
Erynn Ballard (CAN), a new member of the MLSJ Roadrunners, checked winning a five-star off her bucket list in the $340,000 Cabana Coast 5* Grand Prix during Leg 1 of the 2024 Major League Show Jumping season in Vancouver, BC.
Ottawa, Ontario – David Arcand of Boisbriand, QC, led the victory gallop after winning the $25,000 Grand Prix held on Saturday, May 25, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.
