The Board of Directors of the Yorkton Exhibition Association has approved a 12-day racing meet for 2013, giving Saskatchewan's harness racing community its only confirmed live racing dates for this year.
Opening day will be Friday, June 7 with post time at 5:45 PM. Races will be held each Friday during June, July and August with a special race card on Father’s Day, Sunday June 16.
YEA has entered into an “Agreement in Principle” with Prairieland Park [Marquis Downs] in Saskatoon to explore “Mutually Beneficial” funding opportunities for Horse Racing on a going forward basis. Prairieland currently conducts a thoroughbred race meet during the summer.
While the traditional grant structure for horse racing in the Province has been eliminated, the provincial Government continues to endorse “self-sustaining race meets” run by Exhibition Associations in Yorkton and Saskatoon.
YEA recognizes that there is considerable work to be done through the Sponsorship Program for racing; however, the Exhibition Association is "confident that the business community and the individuals from Yorkton and surrounding area will continue to endorse this exciting summer event."
(Yorkton Exhibition)
GOD BLESS Shaun Morin still
GOD BLESS Shaun Morin still working hard to save Saskatchewan Racing for over a quarter century!!! BEST of LUCK to all the Saskatchewan Horsepeople ....My HEART and PRAYERS will alwas be with you!!!
This is great news for racing
This is great news for racing in Saskatchewan, hopefully this will be the beginning of great things to come.
The Yorkton Exhibition
The Yorkton Exhibition Association will be funding the $190,000 expense through concession/bar profits, mutual income and sponsorships. Anyone wishing information on sponsorship packages should contact me at our office.
The bottom line is if we do not race this year we will lose harness racing for ever and it will make lobbying government through 2013 almost impossible.
Good luck to all the struggling tracks throughout Canada in 2013!
Shaun Morin, GM
Yorkton Exhibition
We are half way there for
We are half way there for this year. We need West Meadows to fill out the other half. WMR will be a vital cog in our industry as they attracted many people and good handles during their limited days of racing the first 2 yrs. It will flourish with more racing in the years to come.