When Rideau Carleton Raceway’s paddock burned down on Feb. 15, the Ottawa racing community had to act quickly to save racing in the national capital region.
Management at Rideau Carleton Raceway has shared an update regarding the start of the 2023 harness racing season following a fire that destroyed the racing paddock last month.
Around 100 horsepeople from across eastern Ontario and Quebec gathered to assist staff at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Tuesday (Feb. 21) to clear a full storage barn in the first step to preparing a temporary paddock while the previous one, destroyed during a fire on Feb. 15, is rebuilt.
Staff at the Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino are in a new kind of race one against time after a two-alarm fire tore through its paddock barn Wednesday night.
Another successful season of harness racing has wrapped up at Rideau Carleton Raceway (RCR) located at Rideau Carleton Casino, Future Hard Rock Ottawa, and what a season it was!