HPItv is a Canadian

Canada

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 English language

English language

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 Category B specialty network

Specialty channel

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 presenting harness

Harness racing

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 and thoroughbred racing events and related programming. HPItv is owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group

Woodbine Entertainment Group

Woodbine Entertainment Group is responsible for operations of the casino and race track at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. The group changed their name from the Ontario Jockey Club in 2001 and also operates/operated at other tracks in Southern Ontario:...

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Channels and content

HPItv consists of five multiplex channels, including:

• HPItv, is the network's "flagship" feed; features thoroughbred, standardbred, and harness races from up to five tracks at a time across North America.
• HPItv Odds displays live Canadian pool odds for all tracks carried on HPItv.
• HPItv Canada provides daily live coverage of primarily Canadian racetracks such as Woodbine
  Woodbine Racetrack
  Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
  
  , among others.
• HPItv International provides daily live coverage from primarily U.S. racetracks such as NYRA and others.
• HPItv West provides daily live coverage from Hastings, Fraser Downs and other Canadian racetracks.

History

In November 2000, a joint venture between The Ontario Jockey Club (90%) and BCE Media (10%) called The Ontario Jockey Club (Partnership), was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called The Racing Network Canada, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service dedicated to Canadian and international horse racing and horse racing related programming, including live races, related commentary, odds, replays, and results."

Prior to the channel's launch, in September 2001, The Ontario Jockey Club changed its name to Woodbine Entertainment Group and purchased BCE Media's shares in the service.

Later that same month, the channel launched as The Racing Network Canada (TRN) with 4 multiplex channels— three devoted to live matches (Live Horse Racing Channel, Full Card Favourites - 1, and Full Card Favourites - 2) and one displaying pool odds, probables and results (Live Canadian Odds Channel). In 2004, TRN launched a fifth channel, TRN West.

In March 2005, TRN was rebranded HPItv to align it with Woodbine's online and telephone wagering service, HorsePlayer Interactive (HPI).

Logos

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External links

• HPItv