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Government of Canada supports Grand River Raceway through the Tourism Relief Fund

 News Release For Immediate Release   February 8, 2023 (Elora, ON) –  Grand River Raceway (GRR) receives $50,000 from RTO4, through the Government ...

McNair Looking to Close out Gold Season Strong

Gregg McNair finds himself in a familiar position as the Ontario Sires Stakes season draws to a close, near the top of the Johnston Cup…...

Grand River Raceway made it to the 2022 List of Best Workplaces™ in Retail & Hospitality!

Grand River Raceway is proud to announce they have been named on the 2022 list of Best Workplaces in Retail & Hospitality! First awarded in…...

OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship returns for 2nd season Expands to five tracks for 2022

The OLG Ontario Women’s Driving Championship is returning in 2022, after a very successful first season at both Hanover Raceway and Dresden Raceway. This ...

Winbak Farm to Present The 2022 Battle of Waterloo

Grand River Raceway (GRR) is pleased to announce Winbak Farm will be the presenting sponsor of the 25th edition of Battle of Waterloo, held on…...

Five Grassroots Divisions Go on Grand River Raceway Opening Night

Five Grassroots divisions took place on the fourteen race $176,300 Opening Night card on Friday, June 3 at Grand River Raceway. Each division was won…...

Big OSS Card on Deck for Opening Night at Grand River Raceway

Fourteen races have been carded for Friday, June 3 at Grand River Raceway to begin the Elora oval’s racing season. The $176,300 card is headlined…...

Leadership Change at Grand River

Grand River Raceway and Grand River Agricultural Society (GRAS) share the bittersweet news that Jamie Martin will be stepping down as Director of Operations but...

Qualifiers added on Thursday, June 3rd

Due to high demand, Grand River Raceway has added Thursday, June 3rd qualifiers to their already scheduled June 2nd & June 9th dates. Start time…...

Qualifiers, Training & Schoolers Update

Beginning May 31st, the paddock and racing surface will be open for training every Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 8am to 12noon. While there is no…...