Woodbine Entertainment has announced post time changes for its live Thoroughbred racing schedule that will begin next week at Woodbine Racetrack.
First race post time will shift to 1:10 p.m., effective July 15, for Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Post time for Fridays will remain at 4:50 p.m.
For the latest racing and wagering updates from Woodbine, please visit Woodbine.com.
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Woodbine Entertainment proudly congratulates Jim Lawson on his induction into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Lawson is being inducted as an athlete and builder due to his immense contributions to hockey, football and horse racing, alongside Sean Foley (builder, golf), Carol Angela Orchard (builder, gymnastics), Dr. John Kendall (athlete/ builder, running), and Don Lovegrove (builder, media).
In addition to his current role as Chief Executive Officer for Woodbine Entertainment, Lawson has been heavily involved in sports his entire life as both an athlete and executive.
As a hockey player who grew up in Burlington, Ontario and graduated Aldershot High School, Lawson played 'AAA' midget hockey and was drafted by the Ottawa 67's before receiving a scholarship offer to play at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Lawson was then drafted by the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens and played for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League.
Following his playing career, Lawson began practicing law and quickly started his calling as a builder in Canadian sports. This eventually led to his appointment in 2013 as the first independent Chair of the Canadian Football League's Board of Governors, where he held the position for seven years and served as Interim Commissioner twice. In 2019, Lawson was awarded the CFL's prestigious Commissioner's Award which is presented to an individual who has demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football.
“Jim is a great example of someone who has become a better person and a great leader through the lessons he learned as a talented athlete,” said Bob Young, the long-time owner and caretaker of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. “In turn he has been able to make remarkable contributions through Canadian Football, the Horse racing industry, and a myriad of other projects that have made Burlington, Ontario, and Canada a better place. Thank you Jim.”
In 2012, Lawson was appointed as Chair of Woodbine Entertainment's Board of Directors, before being named CEO in 2015, a position he still holds today.
“If there is anybody who deserves this recognition, it's Jim. He's always been so gracious with his time, and an amazing contributor to both Canadian sport and the communities in which its played,” said John Fielding, who sat on Woodbine Entertainment's Board of Directors for 17 years. “The contributions he's made to the horse racing industry are unparalleled, he's just done an amazing job leading Woodbine and the sport of horse racing in Ontario.”
The Burlington Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be celebrated with a reception on Tuesday, October 26th at the Burlington Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $60 per person. For more information, please contact Wayne Heslop at wayne.heslop@cogeco.ca.
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The passage of Bill C-218 on Tuesday moved Canada one step closer to legalizing single-game sports betting, and CEO Jim Lawson told tsn.ca that Woodbine is ideally positioned to take advantage of the estimated US$14 billion industry.
“It's good news for us for a number of reasons,” Lawson told TSN. “We have a long-standing relationship with the regulator, AGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario), experience in any anti-money laundering and responsible gaming and we have the infrastructure in place to drive the operations that will be key to this business.”
Another benefit to Woodbine included in the bill is protection for horse racing, with prohibitions on fixed-odds wagering on the races.
“Betting companies that by their nature and history want to offer horse-racing as part of their sports-betting menu are going to have to come to Woodbine Entertainment,” Lawson told TSN. “We hold the license for sports-betting on horse racing in Ontario and Bill C-218 does not permit fixed-odds wagering on horse racing so they have to do it through pari-mutuel and they will have to do it through us.”
Currently, parlays (multi-event bets) are legal to wager on in Canada; the new bill will make individual provinces and territories responsible for regulating single-game sports wagering.
The bill awaits Royal Assent before it becomes law.
Read more at tsn.ca.
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Woodbine Entertainment and sports streaming platform DAZN Canada announced the new four-part live Thoroughbred racing series DAZN Day at the Races. Hosted by Woodbine Entertainment's Jason Portuondo, DAZN Day at the Races will kick off Saturday, June 26th at 3 p.m. ET and feature racing from Woodbine Racetrack as well as Belmont, Delaware Park and Churchill Downs.
“We are thrilled to partner with DAZN Canada to offer this new live horse racing series to their customers across the country,” said Michael Copeland, Chief Commercial Officer, Woodbine Entertainment. “Racing has such a rich history in Canada and delivering the sport in new ways to potentially reach new fans is an exciting opportunity.”
DAZN Day At the Races will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN from 3 p.m. ET to 5:30 p.m. ET on the following Saturdays:
The four-part event series is powered by www.HPIbet.com.
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