Racing Experience

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Rideau Carleton Raceway hosts year-round live standardbred harness horse racing. We also offer Teletheatre wagering on simulcast racing, harness and thoroughbred, from across Canada and around the world.

We present Live racing every Thursday & Sunday until March 16 when Fridays return to the schedule; post time each evening is 6:30pm.

SECOND CHANCE IS BACK! we are again giving you a second chance to win with your mutual tickets. the lucky winner will be wisked away for a weekend at Pompano Park Florida. See poster and Rules and Regs below.

Rideau Express The Montreal Rideau Express runs every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Montreal to Rideau Carleton Raceway getting you here in time to enjoy the live racing and taking you back at the end of the night. The bus ticket includes many extras; see posters below.

$9.99 Thursday! For a limited time only, we offering our Thursday buffet for only $9.99, starting January 5th. Watch the races while you enjoy our fabulous 100-item all-you-can-eat dinner buffet; racing and dining, the perfect pairing!

Rideau Carleton Raceway is proud to present a Spring Racing Series between March 15 and May 31st. Nomination sheet can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

2012 Spring Racing Series

We are proud to host two significant stake races each year, The 31st Des Smith Classic Pace is being run on July 15th and The 48th Frank Ryan Memorial Trot is set to go on August 26th; both of these races attract a high caliber of horse making this a very exciting event. Nomination sheet can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

2012 Des Frank Nomination Sheet

Sylvain and Senator Bob Runciman hold up the cherished Des Smith Classic Pace trophy so Lisagain, winner of the big race, can enjoy some well earned carrots while John Blakney, CEO of the ORC, also enjoys the moment!

The 30th Des Smith Classic Pace, was run on Sunday June 5th, for a $177,750 purse. Sylvain Filion drove Lisagain straight to the winner's circle to meet up with his owners from Ervin Miller Stable Inc, Mystical Marker Farms LLC, D And M Trading LLC and Mary Jane Anderson and trainer Erv Miller. From post position #3, this 5 year old horse was able to break the Canadian pacing record on a 5/8th mile track with an amazing time of 1:49.2.

The 30th Des Smith Classic Pace 10 horse field:
Post Position # 1 - Art Professor
Post Position # 2 - Anderlecht
Post Position # 3 - Lisagain
Post Position # 4 - Alexie Mattosie
Post Position # 5 - Straight Shooting
Post Position # 6 - Dalhousie Dave
Post Position # 7 - Legal Litigator
Post Position # 8 - Gotcha Covered
Post Position # 9 - Outrageous Art
Post Position # 10 - Lucky Man

The Tara Hills STUD 47th Frank Ryan Memorial Trot, named for one of the founding members and driving forces behind the construction of Rideau Carleton Raceway, was called to the post on Sunday August 14th, 2011 for a purse of $147,000.00. Kashs Caviar and driver Mario Baillargeon, from post position 1, took the trophy with a time of 1:57.2 on a sloppy track after a torrential downpour. This Mario's Baillargeon third Frank Ryan trophy and second with his brother, trainer Ben Baillargeon. The Baillargeon brothers won the 2009 edition with Ziegler Hanover. Kashs Caviar is owned by Slaughter Racing Stb LLC of Prospect, Kentucky and Wayne Zollars of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Presenting the winners of the Tara Hills 47th Frank Ryan Memorial Trot with the trophy.

We look forward to seeing you at the races!

Shuttle Service

For your convenience a shuttle service is available from the Greenboro transit station to Rideau Carleton Raceway, compliments of OLG SLOTS. It runs every hour on the half hour from Greenboro to the facility from 8:30am to 12:30am and returns from Rideau Carleton Raceway to the transit station every hour on the hour from 9am to 1am.