▁a ▁new ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁team , ▁will ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁R FL ▁League ▁ 1 ▁competition . ▁ ▁Hor se ▁racing ▁Con n aught ▁Park ▁R ac et rack , ▁located ▁in ▁A yl mer , ▁Quebec ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁until ▁its ▁closure ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁operated ▁thorough bre d ▁racing ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁offered ▁har ness ▁racing ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁R ide au ▁Car leton ▁Race way ▁was ▁opened ▁south ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁and ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁season ▁of ▁har ness ▁racing ▁ann ually , ▁along ▁with ▁off - track ▁bet ting ▁and ▁g amb ling . ▁R aces ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁fro zen ▁R ide au ▁Canal ▁and ▁the ▁fro zen ▁Ott awa ▁River . ▁ ▁Hur ling ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Ott awa ▁has ▁had ▁an ▁active ▁amateur ▁Hur ling ▁team ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁both ▁local ▁and ▁Irish ▁players . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁E ire ▁Og ▁Ott awa ▁Hur ling ▁Club . ▁Games ▁are ▁played ▁frequently ▁against ▁Montreal ▁Sh am ro cks ▁G AC . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁compet es ▁in ▁other ▁larger ▁tournament s ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁G AA . ▁ ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁has ▁been ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁since ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁team ,