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As I sit here stewing over the predicament of the standardbred horse
breeding industry in Ontario after talking to one of the principal
owners of Seelster Farms I decided to put pen to paper with the hope
that you might actually read my comments. Visit our store
(http://www.racingfuture.com/)today to see for yourself.
The Racing Future Advocacy
Progress Report

 Headed by former long-serving Liberal Member of
 Parliament and business executive and horse racing
 industry participant Dennis Mills as President and
 CEO, Racing Future was established in early 2012 as a
 business enterprise dedicated to motivating and
 inspiring a new generation of fans to get involved in
 and support the horse racing industry.
Councillors vote for Flamborough
casino

 Councillors voted at a marathon meeting Thursday
 that they strongly prefer a casino in Flamborough.
 They will only consider other sites if Flamboro Downs
 is found to be not a viable site.
Learning from The New York Horse
Racing & Agriculture Alliance

 The direct, and indirect, economic impact of New
 York's horse industry in 2011 was $4.15 billion. A strong
 horse racing industry is vital to the New York
 agricultural and urban economies. Its continued
 growth needs to be ensured.
Racing Future: why are we doing
this?

 In our advocacy on behalf of everyone involved in
 horse racing, we get asked why we are doing what
 we're doing at Racing Future.
Ontario Horse Racing Going
Forward

 Thanks   to Yvonne Schwabe, and the CTHS,
 Standardbred Canada, the Quarter Racing Owners
 Aasociation, Sue Leslie from OHRIA, all the individual
 contributors listed on our site and all the written
 efforts, we are heading into the final week of a
 seven month campaign to save the farmers and horses
 of Ontario.
A Speech to Remember: David
Willmot

 On Accepting the John W. Galbreath Award for
  Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry
  in 2001
 Thank you, Bob. I am delighted to be here. My
  wife, who is from Lexington, was editor of the now-
  defunct Thoroughbred Record when I met her and
  brought her to Canada. She found the following words
  of George Bernard Shaw that were often quoted by
  John Galbreath. Let me read them to you.
Supreme Court of Canada declares
a historic victory for horse racing

 In a historic ruling with wide-reaching implications
 , the Supreme Court of Canada has declared that
 financial losses from active involvement in the horse
 racing industry can be the result of a serious business
 activity and not subject to the $8,750 deduction limit
 under Section 31 of the Income Tax Act for losses from
 such activities as hobby farming.

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  • 1. As I sit here stewing over the predicament of the standardbred horse breeding industry in Ontario after talking to one of the principal owners of Seelster Farms I decided to put pen to paper with the hope that you might actually read my comments. Visit our store (http://www.racingfuture.com/)today to see for yourself.
  • 2. The Racing Future Advocacy Progress Report Headed by former long-serving Liberal Member of Parliament and business executive and horse racing industry participant Dennis Mills as President and CEO, Racing Future was established in early 2012 as a business enterprise dedicated to motivating and inspiring a new generation of fans to get involved in and support the horse racing industry.
  • 3. Councillors vote for Flamborough casino Councillors voted at a marathon meeting Thursday that they strongly prefer a casino in Flamborough. They will only consider other sites if Flamboro Downs is found to be not a viable site.
  • 4. Learning from The New York Horse Racing & Agriculture Alliance The direct, and indirect, economic impact of New York's horse industry in 2011 was $4.15 billion. A strong horse racing industry is vital to the New York agricultural and urban economies. Its continued growth needs to be ensured.
  • 5. Racing Future: why are we doing this? In our advocacy on behalf of everyone involved in horse racing, we get asked why we are doing what we're doing at Racing Future.
  • 6. Ontario Horse Racing Going Forward Thanks to Yvonne Schwabe, and the CTHS, Standardbred Canada, the Quarter Racing Owners Aasociation, Sue Leslie from OHRIA, all the individual contributors listed on our site and all the written efforts, we are heading into the final week of a seven month campaign to save the farmers and horses of Ontario.
  • 7. A Speech to Remember: David Willmot On Accepting the John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry in 2001 Thank you, Bob. I am delighted to be here. My wife, who is from Lexington, was editor of the now- defunct Thoroughbred Record when I met her and brought her to Canada. She found the following words of George Bernard Shaw that were often quoted by John Galbreath. Let me read them to you.
  • 8. Supreme Court of Canada declares a historic victory for horse racing In a historic ruling with wide-reaching implications , the Supreme Court of Canada has declared that financial losses from active involvement in the horse racing industry can be the result of a serious business activity and not subject to the $8,750 deduction limit under Section 31 of the Income Tax Act for losses from such activities as hobby farming.