ORC Commission Ruling
TB Ontario Racing Commission AMENDED* RULING NUMBER COM SB 025/2007 COMMISSION HEARING TORONTO, ONTARIO – JULY 25 & 26, 2007 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS COMPLETED AUGUST 16, 2007 IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, S.O. 2000, c.20; AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF STANDARDBRED OWNER AUBREY FRIEDMAN Standardbred* Owner Aubrey Friedman ("Friedman") requested a hearing before the Ontario Racing Commission to hear an application requiring Woodbine Entertainment Group ("WEG"), to accept entries of horses owned by him. On May 9, 2007, the Commission convened an initial hearing to consider whether to assume jurisdiction, and to consider an interim order requested by Friedman. The Commission ruled that it would take jurisdiction to review the actions of WEG and declined to grant the interim relief. On that occasion, on application by the Ontario Harness Horse Association ("OHHA"), the Commission granted intervenor status to OHHA. On June 6, 2007, on request by Friedman, the Panel reconvened to hear a further request for interim relief. The Panel issued a Ruling granting interim relief permitting the horses YORKY'S GIRL, HARE IN MOTION, and two-year-old horses owned by Friedman, to be entered at all Ontario racetracks for all Ontario Sires Stakes events for which they met the qualifying standards and conditions. On July 25 and 26, 2007, the Commission convened to hear the merits of the Application. On that occasion, the Commission heard a motion for intervenor status by Western Fair Raceway, and heard submissions for Western Fair Raceway. On the consent of all counsel, the evidence tendered in support of the hearing to consider whether to assume jurisdiction, and for interim relief, was accepted as evidence on the merits of the Application.
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