In preparation for the Saturday, April 24th opening night at Sudbury Downs another round of qualifying races were held at the Nickel City oval on Tuesday morning

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Added to the 23 horses that qualified last weekend, 17 more got the nod from Ontario Racing Commission officials. And while those made up for a significant number of the opening night entries, Racing Director Brent Powell had another 67 horses declared for the inaugural 2010 draw.

In all, Powell has put together a 12-race card, which includes three trotting events. The first of those, a conditioned event that allows for optional claimers with a $15,000 price tag, is carded as the second race on the night. A $6,500 claiming trot fills the spot in race seven and horses for the $5,000 claiming trot step onto the track for the 11th race.

Sudbury’s next draw is Friday for Wednesday night racing and then comes back with a Tuesday morning draw for the weekend cards. Entries close both days at 10:00 a.m.

Horsemen are reminded that the Ontario Racing Commission Judges have called a drivers meeting on Saturday prior to the races. It will take place in the backstretch recreation room at 6:30 p.m.

Sudbury Downs programs are available on line at www.sudburydowns.com.

(Sudbury Downs)