HBPA UPDATE

ATTN TRAINERS: NEW OWNERS

With the 2025 racing season underway, the HBPA of Ontario is working to update our list of Trainers looking meet with new owners coming into the business.

If you are looking to take on a new owner whether on their own, within a partnership or participate in a syndicate please complete the attached document and email it to Lesley Barker at lbarker@hbpa.on.ca

Please provide us with your contact information to pass along to potential owners and if you are looking for owners, partnerships and/or syndicates.

MONTHLY DRAW FOR TRAINERS - JUNE WINNER

Earlier this week the HBPA drew the winner for the 2 x $500 gift card to be used at a tack shop of their choice. Congratulations to trainer's Tony Gattellaro and Cindy Mustoe on being June's winner.

For those Trainers who have already entered, your information will be carried forward to next months draw. For those Trainers who have still not entered, you must contact your HBPA track office and provide them with your name, number and AGCO license.

LONGRUN OPEN HOUSE CANCELLED

On Tuesday LongRun received a new horse on the farm who had shipped in from Woodbine. He was inadvertently transported in the same trailer as a horse on his way to the Ontario Veterinary College, who was subsequently diagnosed with Equine Herpes Virus. Although that horse's nasal swab was negative when he arrived at Guelph, and the attending veterinarians advise us that there is little chance that our newcomer is infected, we will be monitoring him closely and exercising an excess of caution by shutting down the LongRun farm for a period of two weeks. We will be following the same protocol that Woodbine has put in place on the barn of the affected horse's origin.

We are truly sorry if this decision has inconvenienced and disappointed you, but we are sure you, as horse lovers will agree, that their health and safety must come first. We plan to reschedule our Open House at a later date and hope you will still be able to come and visit our wonderful equine athletes.