Stanley Sadinsky, Q.C.

The respondent, a standardbred trainer and driver, was suspended by the Director of Racing for a violation related to prohibited substances.

Following a hearing before a panel of the Ontario Racing Commission, the panel ordered that the respondent be suspended from driving for six months.

The panel also imposed conditions on the respondent, including a requirement to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program, provide weekly urine samples, and submit to testing by the Commission's drug testing unit.

The Ontario Racing Commission heard applications for teletheatre licences from Rideau Carleton Raceway, Woodbine Entertainment Group, and the Ontario Teletheatre Network.

The Commission approved the new teletheatre licences subject to certain conditions, such as receipt of liquor licences and advising of opening dates.

The Commission also cancelled existing teletheatre licences for Rideau Carleton Raceway and Woodbine Entertainment Group at specific locations.

The appellant, a standardbred owner/driver/trainer, appealed a ruling that fined him $5,000 and suspended him for one year following a positive test result for Furosemide on a horse.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal and upheld the penalty, with the suspension to run from December 9, 2002, to December 8, 2003.

The Ontario Racing Commission heard applications for teletheatre licences from Rideau Carleton Raceway, Woodbine Entertainment Group, and Sudbury Downs Raceway.

The Commission approved new teletheatre licences for sites in Embrun, Toronto, and North Bay, subject to certain conditions.

Additionally, the Commission cancelled existing teletheatre licences for sites in Napanee, Elliot Lake, Sudbury, and North Bay.

Jockey Constant Montpellier appealed a decision of the Thoroughbred Industry Appeal Board upholding a three-day suspension for violating TB Rule 9.01 by failing to demonstrate the best and fastest race his mount was capable of.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal, finding that the jockey committed an error in judgment that prevented his mount from demonstrating its best race, but varied the penalty to a one-day suspension.

The Ontario Racing Commission convened to hear a teletheatre licence application from Rideau Carleton Raceway for a location in Cardinal, Ontario.

Upon hearing submissions from representatives of the raceway and the Administration, the Commission approved the teletheatre licence effective March 7, 2002.

Rideau Carleton Raceway applied to the Ontario Racing Commission for approval of its 2002 live and intertrack race dates, as well as dates for all off-track locations.

After hearing submissions from the applicant, the Administration, the Ontario Harness Horse Association, and the Association Trot et Amble du Québec, the Commission approved the application.

Rideau Carleton Raceway applied for 127 days of live racing for 2002, which would involve a reduction of 21 live race dates from 2001 and eliminate winter racing for four months.

The application was opposed by the Ontario Harness Horse Association and local horsepeople, who argued that the lack of winter racing would severely impact their livelihoods and that there were no viable alternative venues in eastern Ontario.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the application without prejudice, noting the applicant's uncertainty regarding viable race dates and the failure to explore alternatives to mitigate the impact on horsepeople during the winter months.

A hearing was convened by the Administration of the Ontario Racing Commission regarding the respondent raceway's failure to comply with a previous ruling.

The Commission ordered the cancellation of race dates scheduled for late December 2001.

The respondent was also ordered to fulfill its commitment to spend $100,000 on a marketing campaign for its reopening, negotiate the use of an additional $30,000 commitment, and complete the installation of lighting improvements by June 30, 2001.

Sudbury Downs Raceway applied for a teletheatre licence.

The Ontario Racing Commission approved a new teletheatre licence for a site in Elliot Lake, operated by Inn on the Lake.

The Commission also cancelled two existing teletheatre licences for sites in Sudbury and Elliot Lake.

Hiawatha Horse Park applied to the Ontario Racing Commission to cancel 16 live race dates in April and December 2001.

The Commission approved the cancellation of only three race dates in early April to allow the track time to repair damage sustained in late December 2000.

The Ontario Racing Commission convened to hear an application from Rideau Carleton Raceway for a teletheatre licence.

The Commission approved the licence for the site known as Brass Rack Billiards in Brockville, Ontario, effective February 23, 2001.

The Ontario Racing Commission held a hearing to consider applications for 2001 live and intertrack racing dates.

The Commission approved the live and intertrack race dates and post times as applied for by various racetracks across Ontario, including Woodbine, Fort Erie, and Mohawk, totaling 1,702 live dates and 5,863 intertrack dates.

The Ontario Racing Commission heard an application from the Ontario Teletheatre Network regarding teletheatre operations in Goderich.

The Commission approved a new teletheatre licence for a site operated by the Royal Canadian Legion and cancelled an existing licence for a site operated by Bedford Holdings Limited.

The Ontario Racing Commission held a hearing to consider applications from Rideau Carleton Raceway regarding teletheatre operations.

The Commission approved new teletheatre licences for sites in Westport and Cornwall, and cancelled existing licences for other sites in the same municipalities.