Area of Law: Gaming / Gambling Law
Answer # 5673
Is harness racing legal in Canada?
Region: Ontario Answer # 5673Yes. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a trot or pace while pulling a driver in a sulky, which is a two-wheeled cart occupied by a driver. Harness racing is done by Standardbred horses that are bred and trained to trot or pace.
Harness racing events can be found at most racetracks across Canada.
What is Standardbred Canada?
Standardbred Canada is “an incorporated non-profit organization whose mandate is to supervise, record, store and distribute information on all registered Standardbreds and to promote harness racing in Canada and beyond.”
Standardbred Canada maintains a data bank of horse information. The data bank allows race secretaries and horse people to instantly establish a horse’s eligibility. Information about every qualified horse can be accessed and relevant information such as colour, sex, date of foaling, current and past owners, breeders, money won, lifetime record, past racelines, and so forth can be obtained. In addition, this data bank contains detailed information about stallions and broodmares and their progeny.
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