On Friday, December 10, the Ontario Racing Commission approved the Woodbine Entertainment Group's 2011 standardbred race date application
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Woodbine Racetrack will present 129 race cards. Mohawk Racetrack will conduct 98 race days, for a combined total of 227 race dates.
Beginning in the new year, Woodbine will begin racing January 1 through May 16. The suburban Toronto track will resume live racing again October 3 until December 31. The Mohawk summer meet will start on May 19 and conclude October 1.
As part of the revamped dates, WEG has announced that it is setting a first-race post time of 7:10 p.m. which will be effective January 3. That scheduled post time will remain throughout the remainder of the 2011 racing season, except for the following dates:
• April 1 to May 16, October 3 to December 3 - 7:30 p.m.
• January 1, December 26, December 31 - 1:20 p.m.
• May 22 - 6:30 p.m.
• October 29 - 6:30 p.m.
Through the early winter months, Woodbine will race four days a week, but has added more race dates in the later months to complement the Breeders Crown, which will take place on October 29.
Last year, 243 race dates were conducted on the WEG circuit -- 135 at Woodbine and 108 at Mohawk.
(With files from WEG)
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