Woodbine Entertainment Group

Woodbine Entertainment Group
Company typeNot-for-profit corporation without shareholders
IndustryHorse racing and gambling
Founded1881 (as the Ontario Jockey Club)
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
Michael Copeland (CEO)
Websitewoodbine.com/corporate

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), known as the Ontario Jockey Club from 1881 to 2001, is the operator of two horse racing tracks, a casino and off-track betting stations in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It also owns and operates the Canadian digital television service HPItv and operates Canada's only online wagering platform for horse racing, HorsePlayer Interactive.[1] WEG is responsible for operating Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, and it also runs Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario.[2] It employs over 2,300 people in its operations. WEG also ran the Turf Lounge on Bay Street in Toronto from 2003 to 2015.[3]

  1. ^ "HorsePlayer Interactive". Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. ^ "Woodbine Racetrack". Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. ^ "Woodbine to Close Upscale Turf Lounge". Bloodhorse. Retrieved 11 Oct 2016.