Great Canadian Gaming Corp. VP Howard Blank has heard the call from the BC harness racing industry for more live race dates at Fraser Downs, and, according to a report, he isn't changing his tune
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A report by the Cloverdale Reporter explains that Blank doesn't believe that live thoroughbred and harness racing should be competing for the entertainment dollar.
“When you have standardbred and thoroughbred racing, the last thing you want to do is to have them compete for the entertainment dollar,” Blank was quoted as saying.
Blank was also quoted as saying, “We said that [a 10-month season] was something we didn’t feel was viable and the horse racing committee agreed. The six-month season is the way to go.”
(With files from the Cloverdale Reporter)
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