Rideau Carleton Raceway

45°17′47″N 75°36′11″W / 45.296385°N 75.603147°W / 45.296385; -75.603147

Aerial view of Rideau Carleton Raceway

Rideau Carleton Raceway is a Canadian horse racing and gambling complex located at 4837 Albion Road in Ottawa, Ontario. The facility began operation in 1962 and specialises in Standardbred harness racing.

In 2000, the venue introduced slot machines, under the authority of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) which were expected to draw annual revenue of $130 million.[1] The site includes a restaurant and hosts musical performances.[2]

Rideau Carleton is also the site of the Gloucester Fair (now the Capital Fair) since 1998.[3] The raceway provides facilities for numerous charitable fundraisers and hosts annual events for several embassies.[4]

The operations at the Raceway are currently run by Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos, which bought the facility in September 2017. Hard Rock holds 51% of the stock.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Let the 'gaming' begin". CBC News. 17 February 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  2. ^ Ottawa XPress: Rideau Carleton Raceway listings
  3. ^ "Gloucester Fair looks for new name as it expands, moves from May to August". Ottawa Citizen. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Horse Sense & Government Nonsense" (PDF). www.standardbredcanada.ca. Retrieved 1 January 2017.